- Anuta
Anuta is a small
high island in the southeastern part of theSolomon Islands province ofTemotu .Description
The island lies about convert|500|km|mi|0|lk=on to the east-southeast of
Nendo , at coord|11|36|39|S|169|51|1|E|region:SB-TE_type:isle|display=inline,title.It is a small volcanic island with a fringing
coral reef . The highest point on the island is convert|65|m|ft|0|lk=on abovesea level . The island is quite small; it has a diameter of only about convert|750|m|ft|0.People and culture
The island's population is about 300. Historically, some of its inhabitants have used the small island of
Fatutaka , about convert|60|km|mi|0 to the southeast, as agarden ing location.Like (relatively) nearby
Tikopia , and unlike the majority of the population of the Solomon Islands who areMelanesian s, the islanders of Anuta arePolynesians , and their language is a member of the Samoic branch of thePolynesian languages . A 200-word word-list is available at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database. [cite web |last= Biggs, Bruce|coauthors= Clark, Ross|url= http://language.psy.auckland.ac.nz/austronesian/language.php?id=253|title= Anuta|accessdate=2008-08-08 |work= Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database|publisher= Simon Greenhill, Robert Blust & Russell Gray|date= ]The islanders were joined by adventurer
Bruce Parry in the TV series Tribe, who made a voyage from the UK overSingapore ,Brisbane ,Honiara , andLata (Santa Cruz) after which he boarded a yacht to Anuta.ee also
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Pacific Islands
*Pacific Ocean
*Polynesian outlier Notes
References
* Feinberg, Richard F. 1986. "The 'Anuta Problem': Local Sovereignty and National Integration in the Solomon Islands." "Man" 21(3):438–452.
*cite news |title= Harmony thrives in Pacific isolation|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7525252.stm |work=From Our Own Correspondent |publisher=BBC |date= 2008-07-26|accessdate=2008-08-08
*cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/tribe/tribes/anuta/index.shtml|title= Anuta|accessdate=2008-08-08 |work= Tribe|publisher=BBC |date=
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