Emae Explained

Emae
Settlement Type:Island
Pushpin Map:Vanuatu
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Vanuatu
Coordinates:-17.0667°N 168.375°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Vanuatu
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Shefa Province
Seat Type:Municipality seat
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:32
Elevation Max M:644
Population Total:743
Population As Of:2009
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:VUT
Utc Offset:+11

Emae is an island in the Shepherd Islands, Shefa, Vanuatu.[1] [2]

Geography

Maunga Lasi is the highest peak at 644 m. It forms the northern rim of the (mostly) underwater volcano of Makura, which also covers the nearby islands of Makura and Mataso. It is 10km (10miles) long and up to 5km (03miles) wide, with an area of 32km2.

Population

The island supports a population of about 750,[3] growing at 3.1% per year. The main settlement is Makata. The principal economic activity is subsistence agriculture. The GDP of the island is $457 per capita. Unlike the surrounding islands populated by Melanesians, Emae and Makura are Polynesian outliers. The island's language, also called Emae, is in the 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 . The nearby Cook's Reef is a popular dive site.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shepherd group of islands . Vanuatu Islands Travel Info . 9 August 2018.
  2. Web site: UNEP Islands Directory . 2018-08-18 . 2012-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120813013124/http://islands.unep.ch/ILT.htm#1293 . dead .
  3. http://www.governmentofvanuatu.gov.vu/index.php/publicationdocuments/vanuatu-statistics 2009 Census Summary release final
  4. http://www.news.vu/en/living/culture/041109-four-new-emae-chiefs-crowned.shtml Emae Chiefs