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Hiw island

Hiw
Hiu
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A detailed map of Hiw, showing modern villages (red) and ancient, now uninhabited villages (pink)
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Geography
Location Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Vanuatu, Torres Islands
Area 51 km2 (20 sq mi)
Highest elevation 366 m (1,201 ft)
Highest point Mount Wonvara
Administration
Vanuatu
Province Torba Province
Demographics
Population 269 (2009)

Coordinates: 13°08′38″S 166°34′05″E / 13.144°S 166.568°E / -13.144; 166.568

Hiw (sometimes spelled Hiu) is the northernmost island in Vanuatu, located in Torba Province.

Hiw is the largest island in the Torres Islands in Torba Province. It is situated east of the Torres Trench, south of Vanikoro in the Solomon Islands. It has an area of 51 square kilometres (20 square miles). The highest point is Mount Wonvara (366 metres (1,201 feet).

Vewoag Point (locally called Ngrë Twome), the northern cape of Hiw, is the northernmost point of land of Vanuatu. 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mile) of Hiw is a submerged coral reef, Ngwey Gakwe (formerly Recif Giraudeau), over which the waves break.

Hiw has a population of about 270 inhabitants.

They are distributed in three villages, all located on the east coast: Yogwye [ˈjɔɰwjə]; Yaqane [jaˈkʷanə]; and the main village Yögevigemëne [ˌjɵɣəˌβiɣəˈmenə], whose name is sometimes shortened to Yugemëne [ˌjʉɣəˈmenə].

The language spoken on the island is also called Hiw.


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