Aniwa

Aniwa is a small island in the southernmost province of Tafea, . 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 , about 24 km to the southwest.
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  • Island
  • …has 341 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 42 metres (138 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code AWD
  • Also known as
    “Aniwa Island”
    “Nioua”
    “Niua”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aniwa Airport.

Aerodrome
is an airfield on the island of Aniwa, in the Taféa province in .

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
way 22571199
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2137536
Wiki­data ID
Q550975

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Urdu—“Aniwa” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Аніва (востраў)”
  • Belarusian: “Аніва”
  • Bislama: “Aniwa Island”
  • Bulgarian: “Анива”
  • Catalan: “Aniwa Island”
  • Cebuano: “Aniwa Island”
  • Chinese: “阿尼瓦島”
  • Dutch: “Aniwa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “انيوا ايسلاند”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “انيوا”
  • Esperanto: “Aniwa (Vanuatuo)”
  • Esperanto: “Aniwa”
  • French: “Aniwa”
  • French: “Ile Aniua”
  • French: “Île Aniwa”
  • French: “Ile Immer”
  • French: “Ile Nina”
  • Galician: “Aniwa”
  • German: “Aniwa”
  • Italian: “Aniwa”
  • Japanese: “アニワ島”
  • Macedonian: “Анива”
  • Polish: “Aniwa”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Aniwa”
  • Russian: “Анива (остров)”
  • Russian: “Анива”
  • Spanish: “Isla Aniwa”
  • Ukrainian: “Аніва”
  • Urdu: “جزیرہ انیوا”

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