| Laika | |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates: | -16.8272°N 168.5608°W |
| Archipelago: | Vanuatu, Shepherd Islands |
| Area Km2: | 1.0 |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | Province |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Shefa Province |
| Population: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Ethnic Groups: | None |
Laika (also Ile Laika, Laïka, Île Laïka) is a small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean, a part of the Shepherd Islands archipelago in the Shefa Province of Vanuatu.[1] [2]
Laika is located 7.4km (04.6miles) north of the island of Tongoa Island and 2.6km (01.6miles) south-east of the islet of Tefala. Laika and the other islands scattered around Tongoa were once part of a larger land mass, formed by the eruptions of the Kuwae submarine volcano,[3] [4] which exploded around 1475.[5] Laika has an area of about 1km2.