Aniwa
Aniwa is a small island in the southernmost province of Tafea, Vanuatu. As a coral island, it rises a mere 42 m above sea level. In the northwest is Itcharo lagoon, which is open to the sea. The nearest large island is Tanna, about 24 km to the southwest.
- Island
- …has about 340 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (140 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code AWD
- Also known as“Aniwa Island”“Nioua”“Niua”
Places of Interest
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Aniwa Airport
Aerodrome
Aniwa Airport is an airfield on the island of Aniwa, in the Taféa province in Vanuatu.
Aniwa
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Latitude
-19.2441° or 19° 14′ 39″ south
Longitude
169.6017° or 169° 36′ 6″ east
UN/LOCODE
VU AWD
Open location code
5VGFQJ42+9M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place = island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Urdu—“Aniwa” goes by many names.
АніваBelarusian
Аніва (востраў)Belarusian
Aniwa IslandBislama
АниваBulgarian
Aniwa IslandCatalan
Aniwa IslandCebuano
阿尼瓦島Chinese
AniwaDutch
AniwaGalician
AniwaItalian
アニワ島Japanese
АниваMacedonian
AniwaPolish
АниваRussian
Анива (остров)Russian
АніваUkrainian
جزیرہ انیواUrdu
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