Moso Island is an island off the northwest coast of Efate in Vanuatu, in Shefa Province. It is separated from Efate by Namoso Passage, which is 200 metres (660 ft) wide at its narrowest point.
Along with Lelepa, it creates the harbour at north Efate known as Port Havannah. This harbour was a focal point during World War II, with many troops stationed there, including posts on Moso itself. Today, small tokens of the soldiers' presence can still be seen on Moso.
Seven villages were originally scattered throughout Moso Island until missionaries facilitated their formation into one coastal village, Sunae. This community was divided in two in the early 1990s and some people split from Sunae, forming Tassirki village on central Moso.
Transportedit
There are no roads or cars on Moso Island.
Access to the Island is via banana boat from Tanoliu Village in North East Efate.
Once on the Island you can walk anywhere.
Tourismedit
Moso Island Beach by Tassirki village.Tassirki village tribal chief, 2014.
Tassiriki community, in conjunction with Wan Smolbag Theatre, is the base for a turtle monitoring programme on northwestern Efate. The project is run throughout Vanuatu with the goal of preserving the endangered turtle species found in the Pacific. The community operates a bungalow that accommodates volunteers who stay for short-term periods assisting the locals with the turtle monitoring programme.
Sunae community is attempting to initiate a small tour business to the eastern part of the island as part of a community development project. This part of the island is where parts of Les Aventuriers de Koh-Lanta, the French version of the Survivor TV series, were filmed.
Tranquility Dive and Resort is a commercial business run from the western part of the island and is well known for its dive sites.
Also now a few luxury homes have been developed and are rented to holiday makers, these homes are off the grid and operate via solar power and rain and well water.
Demographicsedit
There are approximately 240 ni-Vanuatu inhabitants on Moso,[1] the majority in Tassirki village.
Economyedit
Fishing, subsistence agriculture and tourism make up the economy of Moso. People most frequently fish from the traditional outrigger canoes both during the day and night.
Referencesedit
^2009 Census Summary release final - Government of Vanuatu. 2012-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
April 13, 2024
moso, island, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2007, learn, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Moso Island news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message Moso Island is an island off the northwest coast of Efate in Vanuatu in Shefa Province It is separated from Efate by Namoso Passage which is 200 metres 660 ft wide at its narrowest point MosoIslandMosoLocation in VanuatuCoordinates 17 32 S 168 15 E 17 533 S 168 250 E 17 533 168 250Country VanuatuProvinceShefa ProvinceArea Total25 39 km2 9 80 sq mi Highest elevation129 m 423 ft Population 2009 Total237 Density9 3 km2 24 sq mi Time zoneUTC 11 VUT Along with Lelepa it creates the harbour at north Efate known as Port Havannah This harbour was a focal point during World War II with many troops stationed there including posts on Moso itself Today small tokens of the soldiers presence can still be seen on Moso Contents 1 History 2 Transport 3 Tourism 4 Demographics 5 Economy 6 ReferencesHistory editSeven villages were originally scattered throughout Moso Island until missionaries facilitated their formation into one coastal village Sunae This community was divided in two in the early 1990s and some people split from Sunae forming Tassirki village on central Moso Transport editThere are no roads or cars on Moso Island Access to the Island is via banana boat from Tanoliu Village in North East Efate Once on the Island you can walk anywhere Tourism edit nbsp Moso Island Beach by Tassirki village nbsp Tassirki village tribal chief 2014 Tassiriki community in conjunction with Wan Smolbag Theatre is the base for a turtle monitoring programme on northwestern Efate The project is run throughout Vanuatu with the goal of preserving the endangered turtle species found in the Pacific The community operates a bungalow that accommodates volunteers who stay for short term periods assisting the locals with the turtle monitoring programme Sunae community is attempting to initiate a small tour business to the eastern part of the island as part of a community development project This part of the island is where parts of Les Aventuriers de Koh Lanta the French version of the Survivor TV series were filmed Tranquility Dive and Resort is a commercial business run from the western part of the island and is well known for its dive sites Also now a few luxury homes have been developed and are rented to holiday makers these homes are off the grid and operate via solar power and rain and well water Demographics editThere are approximately 240 ni Vanuatu inhabitants on Moso 1 the majority in Tassirki village Economy editFishing subsistence agriculture and tourism make up the economy of Moso People most frequently fish from the traditional outrigger canoes both during the day and night References edit 2009 Census Summary release final Government of Vanuatu Archived 2012 10 05 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moso Island amp oldid 1177379701, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
