Aneityum
Anatom
20°11′S 169°48′E
Aneityum, also known as Anatom or Keamu, and also spelt Aneitum is the southernmost island of Vanuatu, in the province of Tafea.

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20°11′S 169°48′E
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Aneityum, also known as Anatom or Keamu, and also spelt Aneitum is the southernmost island of Vanuatu, in the province of Tafea.
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Nearest islands
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3,940 km²▲ 1,879 m
Major islands

Malakula Island
2,041 km²▲ 877 m
Major islands

Efate
894 km²▲ 647 m
Major islands

Erromango
890 km²▲ 850 m
Major islands

Ambrym
672 km²▲ 1,270 m
Major islands

Tanna
563 km²▲ 1,084 m
Major islands

Pentecost
490 km²▲ 947 m
Major islands
Epi
443 km²▲ 833 m
Major islands
Also in Vanuatu

Espiritu Santo
3,940 km²▲ 1,879 m
Major islands

Malakula Island
2,041 km²▲ 877 m
Major islands

Efate
894 km²▲ 647 m
Major islands

Erromango
890 km²▲ 850 m
Major islands

Ambrym
672 km²▲ 1,270 m
Major islands

Tanna
563 km²▲ 1,084 m
Major islands

Pentecost
490 km²▲ 947 m
Major islands
Epi
443 km²▲ 833 m
Major islands
Also in Melanesia

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774,566 km²▲ 4,884 m
Major islands

New Britain
35,352 km²▲ 2,334 m
Minor islands

Viti Levu
10,637 km²▲ 1,324 m
Minor islands

Bougainville Island
8,695 km²▲ 2,712 m
Minor islands

New Ireland
7,010 km²▲ 2,340 m
Minor islands

Vanua Levu
5,690 km²▲ 1,032 m
Minor islands

Espiritu Santo
3,940 km²▲ 1,879 m
Minor islands

Malakula Island
2,041 km²▲ 877 m
Minor islands
Also in Solomon Islands

New Guinea
774,566 km²▲ 4,884 m
Major islands

New Britain
35,352 km²▲ 2,334 m
Minor islands

Viti Levu
10,637 km²▲ 1,324 m
Minor islands

Bougainville Island
8,695 km²▲ 2,712 m
Minor islands

New Ireland
7,010 km²▲ 2,340 m
Minor islands

Vanua Levu
5,690 km²▲ 1,032 m
Minor islands
Guadalcanal
5,360 km²▲ 2,335 m
Minor islands

Espiritu Santo
3,940 km²▲ 1,879 m
Minor islands
Photographs

Photo of Aneityum Island, taken during July 2025

Cyathea Aneitensis Tree Fern near Aneghowhat village Anatom (Aneityum) Vanuatu
NASA Astronaut Image of Aneityum, Vanuatu
NASA Johnson Space Center - Earth Sciences and Image Analysis / Public domain

Aneghowhat on Aneityum Island is the southernmost village in the Republic of Vanuatu, South Pacific.


View of Vanuatu taken during ISS Expedition 35.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain

View of Vanuatu taken during ISS Expedition 35.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
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Photographs
- Aneityum Island. JustARandomEditor123 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fern Cyathea Aneitensis Tree Fern near Aneghowhat village Anatom (Aneityum) Vanuatu. LawrieM / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aneityum. NASA Johnson Space Center - Earth Sciences and Image Analysis / Public domain
- Aneityum Island (45897270041). David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0
- Gene feb 4 2008. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response team. Caption by Holli Riebe / Public domain
- ISS035-E-12803 - View of Vanuatu. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- ISS035-E-12804 - View of Vanuatu. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- Aneityum banner. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0