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    Inyeug

    Iñec, Mystery Island

    20°15′S 169°46′E

    Inyeug Island, also known as Mystery Island, is a small uninhabited island in Tafea Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. "Inyeug" means "Small Island" in a local language.

    Inyeug Islet, nearshoe southwest of Aneityum Island, southern Vanuatu
    Inyeug Islet, nearshoe southwest of Aneityum Island, southern Vanuatu

    National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency / Public domain

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    20°15′S 169°46′E

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    Overview

    Inyeug Island, also known as Mystery Island, is a small uninhabited island in Tafea Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. "Inyeug" means "Small Island" in a local language. Inyueg is also called Mystery Island by the cruise ships that regularly visit the island. The island was visited by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1974, with the name "Mystery Island" coined to generate a more interesting headline of the report of the visit.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in New Hebrides

    Also in Vanuatu

    Also in Melanesia

    Also in Solomon Islands

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs

    • Inyeug Islet. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency / Public domain