Aese

Aese
Geography
Location Pacific Ocean
Coordinates 15°26′1.68″S 167°15′0″E / 15.4338000°S 167.25000°E / -15.4338000; 167.25000Coordinates: 15°26′1.68″S 167°15′0″E / 15.4338000°S 167.25000°E / -15.4338000; 167.25000
Archipelago Vanuatu
Area 8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Highest elevation 38 m (125 ft)
Administration
Province Sanma Province
Demographics
Population 0[1] (2015)
Ethnic groups None

Aese Island (also known as Aessi, Haiite Island) is a private uninhabited island in Sanma Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.

Geography

Aese is located off the east coast of Espiritu Santo Island.[2][3] The island has an area of 8.1 square kilometers, spanning 5.9 km from the north to the south and 3.0 km from the east to the west. Aese is very flat; the highest point of the island is 38 meters above sea level.

In the past, the island was densely populated.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Vanuatu National Population and Households Projections by Province and Islands" (PDF). Vanuatu National Statistics Office. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Aese Island". Pacific Dive. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Aese Island". Geoview. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Speiser, Felix. Ethnology of Vanuatu. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. p. 34. ISBN 9781850655084. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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