- published: 17 Apr 2009
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Anuta is a small high island in the southeastern part of the Solomon Islands province of Temotu, the smallest permanently inhabited isolated Polynesian island.
The island lies about 311 miles (501 km) to the east-southeast of Nendö, at 11°36′39″S 169°51′1″E / 11.61083°S 169.85028°E / -11.61083; 169.85028Coordinates: 11°36′39″S 169°51′1″E / 11.61083°S 169.85028°E / -11.61083; 169.85028. It is a small volcanic island with a fringing coral reef. The highest point on the island is 213 feet (65 m) above sea level. The island has a diameter of only about a half mile--820 yards (750 m).
In December 2002, the island was impacted by Cyclone Zoe.
Anuta has a human population of about 300. The island has two noporanga, or "dwelling places", each with a traditional chief. Mua, meaning "front", is the eastern and main village, and Muri, meaning "back" is the western village. Due to it's small land area, Anuta has one of the highest population densities in the world, equaling that of Bangladesh.
Historically, some of its inhabitants have used the small island of Fatutaka, about 37 miles (60 km) to the southeast, as a supplemental agricultural location. Unlike the majority of the population of the Solomon Islands who are Melanesian, the islanders of Anuta are Polynesian, and their language, also named Anuta, is a Samoic language branch of the Polynesian language. A 200-word word-list is available at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database.
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