coord 20 12 S 169 49 E region VU type isle display title File Vanuatu Anatom.PNG thumb right 250px Anatom more commonly spelled Aneityum , and sometimes also K amu is the southernmost island of Vanuatu . It is in the province of Tafea . The largest village is Anelghowhat correctly, Anelcauhat , on the south side. The island is 159.2 km in size. It rises to an elevation of 852 meters in Mount Inrerow Atamein . There is an airport, not on the main island itself, but on the tiny island to its south, Inyeug correctly, I ec , across the main village, which has twice weekly flights from Port Vila and Tanna island Tanna . Anatom is the southernmost island of Vanuatu not counting Matthew and Hunter Islands , which are disputed with New Caledonia , but considered by the people of Anatom Island part of their custom ownership . Its southeastern cape N tchan N ganneaing is the southernmost point of land in Vanuatu, more southerly than the southern satellite islet Inyeug. The latter, however, is surrounded by Intao Reef , that extends even further south, albeit submerged, thus being the southernmost feature of Vanuatu. Anatom has a current estimated population of 1250 Officially? 550 . It is believed to have had a population of possibly as larger than 12,000 prior to the arrival of the Europeans in 1793. Introduced diseases and blackbirding are believed to have been the major factors in the depopulation. down to less than 200 in 1930 . The island is surrounded by coral reefs and beaches. The main language of Anatom is called Aneityum language Aneityum or Anejom . It is considered to constitute its own branch of the South Vanuatu languages . External links http coombs.anu.edu.au SpecialProj VAN aneityum.html Aneityum language bibliography http www.vanuatutourism.com vanuatu cms en islands aneityum.html Vanuatu tourism page Navigation box br Provinces and islands of Vanuatu Category Islands of Vanuatu Category Tafea Province Vanuatu geo stub bg de Aneityum et Anatom eo Ane ... more details
Infobox Airport name Anatom Airport br Aneityum Airport nativename image IATA AUY ICAO NVVA center Location map Vanuatu width 200 float center AlternativeMap Vanuatu relief location map.jpg lat deg 20 lat min 14 lat sec 57 lat dir S lon deg 169 lon min 46 lon sec 17 lon dir E mark Airplane silhouette.svg marksize 10 caption label Aneityum position top small Location of airport in Vanuatu small center type Public owner operator city served Anatom Aneityum , Taf a , Vanuatu location Inyeug elevation f 7 elevation m 2 coordinates coord 20 14 57 S 169 46 17 E region VU type airport website metric rwy y r1 number r1 length m 610 r1 length f 2,001 r1 surface footnotes Source ref name GCM GCM NVVA Anelghowhat, Taf a, Vanuatu NVVA AUY ref Anatom Airport airport codes AUY NVVA , also known as Aneityum Airport , is an airfield serving the island of Anatom Aneityum , in the Taf a province in Vanuatu . The airfield is actually located on the smaller Inyeug island. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of convert 7 ft 0 above mean sea level . It has one runway which is convert 610 m 0 in length. ref name GCM Airlines and destinations Air Vanuatu Tanna References references External links NWS current NVVA ASN AUY Category Airports in Vanuatu Category Tafea Province Oceania airport stub Vanuatu geo stub pl Port lotniczy Anatom ... more details
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