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Maewo

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Maewo
Maewo. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Maewo (locally [ŋʷaewo], in English as MY-woh, MAY- and formerly Aurora Island) is an island in Vanuatu in Penama province, 105 km to the east of Espiritu Santo.

It is 47 km long, and 6 km wide, with an area of 269 km2. Its highest point is 795 m above sea level. In 2009 the island had a population of almost 3,600. Maewo is covered with dense vegetation: tropical forests in which banyan trees grow.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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