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Anuta Island, Solomon Islands
Temotu Province
Anuta is a remote inhabited island in the eastern Solomons. It lies 450 km east of Santa Cruz Island. The nearest island is Tikopia, 130 km away.
The island is only 400 m wide, and a has a summit elevation of 65m at Te Maunga Hill in the noth of the island. Anuta is roughly circular in shape with a fringing reef. The beaches are composed of white sand. In the south of the island there is a flat coastal plain
Anuta is the remains of an ancient volcano. One km to the SE lies Fatu'omango Rock and 500 m to the NE is Te Fatu'oveu Rock. Northwest of the island is a reef rising to within 23 m of the surface. This area provides good fishing for the Anutans. About 3 km from the island, the shallow reef plunges into deep water.
Lapita people settled on Anuta about 3000 years ago. The current population descended from Tongans who arrived in 1580. The island is ruled by two chiefs. The chief's status is marked by tatoos.
Anuta Island is periodically hit by cyclones. In the north of the island are breadfruit storage pits which enable food supply to survive cyclones.
The population of Anuta has remained constant at about 200 for one hundred years. There are three villages on the island - Pare Ariki, Rotoapi, and Vatiana.
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