Mataso

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Mataso
View of Mataso from the north
View of Mataso from the north
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Shepherd Islands
Geographical location 17 ° 15 '11 "  S , 168 ° 25' 43"  O Coordinates: 17 ° 15 '11 "  S , 168 ° 25' 43"  O
Mataso (Vanuatu)
Mataso
length 2.6 km
width 700 m
surface 1.5 km²
Highest elevation Matah 'Ahlam
650  m
Residents 61 (2015)
41 inhabitants / km²
main place Na'Asang

Mataso , also known as Matah , is the southernmost island of the Shepherd Islands in the South Pacific island state of Vanuatu . It belongs to the central Vanuatu province of Shefa .

The small island, which is dominated by the two mountains Matah Susum and Matah 'Ahlam (650 m), is 17 kilometers south of Émaé and 29 kilometers north of the island of Éfaté .

According to the 2015 census, the island has 61 inhabitants.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2015 Vanuatu National Population and Households Projections by Province and Islands