Inyeug Island is a small uninhabited island in Tafea Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. "Inyeug" means "Small Island" in a local language.[which?] Inyueg is also called Mystery Island by the cruise ships that regularly visit the island.[1][2]
 Inyeug in 2017. | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 20°14′57.08″S 169°46′16.22″E / 20.2491889°S 169.7711722°E |
| Archipelago | Vanuatu |
| Administration | |
| Province | Tafea Province |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2015) |
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.
Geography
editThe island has an area of about 15.9 hectares and is located only 1 km south of the island of Aneityum. Inyeug is flanked to the west and south by the coral Intao Reef, that extends further south, and, albeit submerged, is the southernmost point of Vanuatu.
The island has the airport for the neighboring inhabited Aneityum Island. The airport is basically a grass airstrip, which gets small plane flights twice weekly from Port Vila via Tanna Island.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Inyeug Island, Vanuatu". Travel Vanuatu. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Mystery Island Cruise & Aneityum Island". Vanuatu Travel. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Vanuatu Mystery Island". Vanuatu Resorts & Guides. Retrieved 13 August 2018.