Anuta

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The Solomon Islands, including Anuta
The Solomon Islands, including Anuta

Anuta is a small high island in the southeastern part of the Solomon Islands province of Temotu.

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The island lies about 500 km (300 mi.) to the east-southeast of Nendo, at 11°36′39″S 169°51′1″E / -11.61083, 169.85028.

It is a small volcanic island with a fringing coral reef. The highest point on the island is 65 m (213 ft) above sea level. The island is quite small, its diameter being only about 750 m (½ mile).

The island's population is about 300. Historically, some of its inhabitants have used the small island of Fatutaka, about 60 km (37.5 mi.) to the southeast, as a gardening location.

Like (relatively) nearby Tikopia, and unlike the majority of the population of the Solomon Islands who are Melanesians, the islanders of Anuta are Polynesians, and their language is a member of the Samoic branch of the Polynesian languages. A 200-word word-list is available at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database[1].

The islanders were joined by adventurer Bruce Parry in the TV series Tribe.

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