Pacific OceanVanuatu
16°32′S 167°49′E
Maskelynes Islands
The Maskelyne Islands, often abbreviated as the Maskelynes, are a small chain of low islands that forms part of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. Among the islands are Awei, Avock, Leumanang, Uluveo, and Vulai. Uluveo (also called Maskelyne) is the main island in the group and has three villages.
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The Maskelyne Islands, often abbreviated as the Maskelynes, are a small chain of low islands that forms part of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. Among the islands are Awei, Avock, Leumanang, Uluveo, and Vulai. Uluveo (also called Maskelyne) is the main island in the group and has three villages. The islands lie at the southeastern end of Malakula, which is the second-largest island in the nation of Vanuatu. They were named by Captain Cook after the Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne as he sailed north from Port Resolution on Tanna in HMS Resolution in late 1774.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands1
- Minor islands2
- Islets0
- Rocks & skerries0
Major islands
Vulaï
- Area
- 0.91 km²
- High point
- 73 m
Vulaï (also Île Wulei, Île Woulei) is a small inhabited island in Malampa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. It is a part of the Maskelyne Islands archipelago. The island is also known as Harper Island.
Minor islands
Awei
- Area
- —
- High point
- 1 m
size unknown
Uluveo
- Area
- —
size unknown
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Comparative heights
- Vulaï: 73 m
- Awei: 1 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
Overlapping groups
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Maskelynes. BakuMatt / CC BY-SA 3.0