As a coral island (a raised coral atoll), it rises a mere 42 m above sea level. In the northwest is Itcharo (Tiaro) lagoon, which is open to the sea. The nearest large island is Tanna, about 24 km to the southwest.
Population
Like the nearby West Futuna, it is a Polynesian outlier, and thus its inhabitants originally came from Samoa, and the Wallis and Futuna group instead of the Melanesians of other nearby islands, although there has been much intermarriage with Tanna over the generations. The language of both islands is Futunan, in the Futunic branch of Nuclear Polynesian languages, though the dialects between the two islands are distinct. Population is about 350[3] in five distinct villages:
Itangutu
Imalé
Isavaï
Ikaokao
Namsafoura
The main village is Ikaokao, located in the centre of the south of the island, followed by Isavai in the islands' centre. The John Frumcargo cult exists in Ikaokao, and is unaffected by the touristic involvement that has modified the cult in Tanna.
Transportation
The island is served by Aniwa Airport, an air strip in the north with flights from Port Vila twice a week.
Anchorage is challenging in 20m on the west coast of the island, identifiable by a white square painted onto the coral face. Shipping of goods or passengers is by either the monthly interisland shipping service or the numerous small outboard motor boats operated by individuals.[4]
A road accessible to vehicles links almost all parts of the island.
References
^. Haos Blong Volkeno. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
aniwa, island, aniwa, small, island, southernmost, province, tafea, vanuatu, aniwaislandmap, tanna, aniwa, with, aniwa, rightaniwalocation, vanuatucoordinates, 25278, 59972, 25278, 59972, coordinates, 25278, 59972, 25278, 59972country, vanuatuprovincetafea, pr. Aniwa is a small island in the southernmost province of Tafea Vanuatu 2 AniwaIslandMap of Tanna and Aniwa with Aniwa at the top rightAniwaLocation in VanuatuCoordinates 19 15 10 S 169 35 59 E 19 25278 S 169 59972 E 19 25278 169 59972 Coordinates 19 15 10 S 169 35 59 E 19 25278 S 169 59972 E 19 25278 169 59972Country VanuatuProvinceTafea ProvinceArea Total8 km2 3 sq mi 1 Elevation42 m 138 ft Population 2009 Total341 Density43 km2 110 sq mi Time zoneUTC 11 VUT As a coral island a raised coral atoll it rises a mere 42 m above sea level In the northwest is Itcharo Tiaro lagoon which is open to the sea The nearest large island is Tanna about 24 km to the southwest Population EditLike the nearby West Futuna it is a Polynesian outlier and thus its inhabitants originally came from Samoa and the Wallis and Futuna group instead of the Melanesians of other nearby islands although there has been much intermarriage with Tanna over the generations The language of both islands is Futunan in the Futunic branch of Nuclear Polynesian languages though the dialects between the two islands are distinct Population is about 350 3 in five distinct villages Itangutu Imale Isavai Ikaokao NamsafouraThe main village is Ikaokao located in the centre of the south of the island followed by Isavai in the islands centre The John Frum cargo cult exists in Ikaokao and is unaffected by the touristic involvement that has modified the cult in Tanna Transportation EditThe island is served by Aniwa Airport an air strip in the north with flights from Port Vila twice a week Anchorage is challenging in 20m on the west coast of the island identifiable by a white square painted onto the coral face Shipping of goods or passengers is by either the monthly interisland shipping service or the numerous small outboard motor boats operated by individuals 4 A road accessible to vehicles links almost all parts of the island References Edit Vanuatu Haos Blong Volkeno Archived from the original on 8 August 2018 Retrieved 8 August 2018 UNEP Islands Directory 2009 Census Summary release final Archived 2013 12 21 at the Wayback Machine Government of Vanuatu Aniwa Drought Assessment National Disaster Management Office 2013 via http phtpacific org Archived 2015 05 13 at the Wayback Machine This Vanuatu location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aniwa Island amp oldid 1091635701, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
