Nickname: Cherry Island | |
|---|---|
 NASA Satellite Image Geocover 2000 | |
.png) Santa Cruz Islands overview map | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 11°36′39″S 169°51′01″E / 11.61083°S 169.85028°E |
| Archipelago | Solomon Islands |
| Area | 0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi) |
| Length | 0.876 km (0.5443 mi) |
| Width | 0.576 km (0.3579 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province |  Temotu |
| Largest settlement | Mua (pop. 200) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 300 |
| Pop. density | 811/km2 (2100/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Polynesians |
Anuta is a small volcanic island in the province of Temotu in the southeastern part of Solomon Islands. It is one of the smallest permanently inhabited Polynesian islands.[1] It is one of the Polynesian Outlier communities in Melanesia.
- ^ Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs and Steel (Norton) 1997, p. 59.