Lamen_Island

Lamen Island

Lamen Island

Island in Vanuatu

Lamen Island is an inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The island is a part of Shepherd Islands archipelago.[1]

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Geography

Lamen lies 1 km west of the Epi Island.[2] Lamen spans 1.6 km from the north to the south and 1.2 km from the east to the west. The island is flat; its estimated terrain elevation above the sea level is some 34 metres.[3]

Population

As of 2015, the official local population was 459 people in 93 households.[4] Some local people speak Lamenu language.

Language

The Lamen language is spoken on the island.

References

  1. [1]
    "Lamen Island: Vanuatu". Geographic Names. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Epi". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Lamen, Vanuatu on the Elevation Map". Elevation Map. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. [4]
    "2015 Vanuatu National Population and Households Projections by Province and Islands" (PDF). Vanuatu National Statistics Office. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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