Makura Island
Makura Island is a small inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. Makura is a part of the Shepherds Islands archipelago.[1][2]
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| Geography | |
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 17°8′00″S 168°26′00″E |
| Archipelago | Vanuatu, Shepherds Islands |
| Highest elevation | 132 m (433 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Shefa Province |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 93 (2015) |
Geography
The estimated terrain elevation above the sea level is some 132 meters.[3] Makura is actually a peak of a primeval volcano. The other existing ramparts of the ancient volcanic rim are considered to be the neighboring islands of Emae and Mataso.[1]
Population
As of 2015, the official local population was 93 people in 19 households.[4] Some locals speak Makura language.
gollark: i installed potatOS on my brain to avoid hearing it
gollark: ...²
gollark: Not other shapes. Just cuboids.
gollark: Even I can make nicer cuboids.
gollark: (Software defined radios. They can tune to large ranges of frequencies, and do the (de)modulation on a computer instead of specialized hardware. I have a £30 SDR receiver which can receive anything between 24MHz and ~1.7GHz, though it's obviously limited a lot by antennas)
References
- "SILVERSEA LUXURY CRUISES TO MAKURA ISLAND". Silver Sea. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- "SHEFA PROVINCE". Vanuatu Travel. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- "Makura". Mapcarta. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- "2015 Vanuatu National Population and Households Projections by Province and Islands" (PDF). Vanuatu National Statistics Office. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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