Emae
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Emae is an island in the
Geography
Makura and Mataso
. It is 10 km (6 mi) long and up to 5 km (3 mi) wide, with an area of 32 square kilometres (12 square miles).
Population
The island supports a population of about 750,Futunic language family, which includes most of the outliers in Vanuatu. North Efate, one of the other languages of the archipelago, is used as a second language. Many of the islanders now live in Port Vila. The crowning of four Emae chiefs in 2004 occurred there, and many of the tribal chiefs live there.[4]
Transportation
The island has an airport, Aromai Airport, Siwo (IATA: EAE, ICAO: NVSE). The nearby Cook's Reef is a popular dive site.
See also
- Polynesian outliers
References
- ^ "Shepherd group of islands". Vanuatu Islands Travel Info. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "UNEP Islands Directory". Archived from the original on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ^ 2009 Census Summary release final Archived December 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine - Government of Vanuatu
- ^ Emae Chiefs Archived 2006-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- UN Earthwatch Island site Archived 2012-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Ethnologue page for Emae
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