Malo Island
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Malo is an island in Vanuatu
, 5 km (3.1 mi) off the southern coast of the larger Espiritu Santo
in Sanma Province
. It has a circumference of 55 km (34.2 mi) and an area of 180 km² (69.5 sq mi). In 1979 the island had a population of 2,312. In 1999, the population numbered about 3000. Avunatari (Abnetare), the main center on the northwest coast, had 600.
Like most of Vanuatu
, the island is of volcanic origin. The highest point on the island is Malo Peak, at 326 m (1,069.6 ft) above sea level
.
The main products of the island are copra
and cocoa grown on plantations.
There are two main cultural groups on the island of Malo, the cultural group of Auta that inhabits the western part of the island as well as the cultural group of Tinjivo that inhabits the eastern portion of the island. Both these cultural group speak a variant of the Malo language. Malo is also the name of the Austronesian language spoken on the island.
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
, 5 km (3.1 mi) off the southern coast of the larger Espiritu Santo
Espiritu Santo
Espiritu Santo is the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu, with an area of . It belongs to the archipelago of the New Hebrides in the Pacific region of Melanesia. It is in the Sanma Province of Vanuatu....
in Sanma Province
Sanma Province
Sanma is a province located in the Northern part of the nation of Vanuatu, occupying the nation's largest island, Espiritu Santo, which is located approximately 2,500 km northeast of Sydney, Australia. The name Sanma is derived from the initial letters of the main islands of Santo and Malo...
. It has a circumference of 55 km (34.2 mi) and an area of 180 km² (69.5 sq mi). In 1979 the island had a population of 2,312. In 1999, the population numbered about 3000. Avunatari (Abnetare), the main center on the northwest coast, had 600.
Like most of Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
, the island is of volcanic origin. The highest point on the island is Malo Peak, at 326 m (1,069.6 ft) above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
.
The main products of the island are copra
Copra
Copra is the dried meat, or kernel, of the coconut. Coconut oil extracted from it has made copra an important agricultural commodity for many coconut-producing countries. It also yields coconut cake which is mainly used as feed for livestock.-Production:...
and cocoa grown on plantations.
There are two main cultural groups on the island of Malo, the cultural group of Auta that inhabits the western part of the island as well as the cultural group of Tinjivo that inhabits the eastern portion of the island. Both these cultural group speak a variant of the Malo language. Malo is also the name of the Austronesian language spoken on the island.