Lamen Island
Island in Vanuatu
16°36′S 168°9′E / 16.600°S 168.150°E / -16.600; 168.150
VanuatuLamen Island is an inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The island is a part of Shepherd Islands archipelago.[1]
Geography
Lamen lies 1 km west of the Epi Island.[2] Lamen spans 1.6 km from the north to the south and 1.2 km from the east to the west. The island is flat; its estimated terrain elevation above the sea level is some 34 metres.[3]
Population
As of 2015, the official local population was 459 people in 93 households.[4] Some local people speak Lamenu language.
Language
The Lamen language is spoken on the island.
References
- ^ "Lamen Island: Vanuatu". Geographic Names. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Epi". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Lamen, Vanuatu on the Elevation Map". Elevation Map. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "2015 Vanuatu National Population and Households Projections by Province and Islands" (PDF). Vanuatu National Statistics Office. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
