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'''Emae''' is an island in the Shepherd Islands, Shefa, Vanuatu.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shepherd group of islands |url=http://www.vanuatuislandtravel.com/Shepherd-group-of-islands.htm |publisher=Vanuatu Islands Travel Info |access-date=9 August 2018}}</ref><ref name=UNEP>{{Cite web |url=http://islands.unep.ch/ILT.htm#1293 |title=UNEP Islands Directory |access-date=2018-08-18 |archive-date=2012-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813013124/http://islands.unep.ch/ILT.htm#1293 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Geography== Maunga Lasi is the highest peak at 644 m. It forms the northern rim of the (mostly) underwater volcano of Makura, which also covers the nearby islands of Makura and Mataso. It is {{convert|10|km|0|abbr=on}} long and up to {{convert|5|km|0|abbr=on}} wide, with an area of {{convert|32|km2|0|abbr=off}}. thumb|left|Shepherd Islands

==Population== The island supports a population of about 750,<ref>[http://www.governmentofvanuatu.gov.vu/index.php/publicationdocuments/vanuatu-statistics 2009 Census Summary release final] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221233814/http://www.governmentofvanuatu.gov.vu/index.php/publicationdocuments/vanuatu-statistics |date=December 21, 2013 }} - Government of Vanuatu</ref> growing at 3.1% per year. The main settlement is Makata. The principal economic activity is subsistence agriculture. The GDP of the island is $457 per capita. Unlike the surrounding islands populated by Melanesians, Emae and Makura are Polynesian outliers. The island's language, also called Emae, is in the Futunic language family, which includes most of the outliers in Vanuatu. North Efate, one of the other languages of the archipelago, is used as a second language. Many of the islanders now live in Port Vila. The crowning of four Emae chiefs in 2004 occurred there, and many of the tribal chiefs live there.<ref>[http://www.news.vu/en/living/culture/041109-four-new-emae-chiefs-crowned.shtml Emae Chiefs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923071248/http://www.news.vu/en/living/culture/041109-four-new-emae-chiefs-crowned.shtml |date=2006-09-23 }}</ref> {{clear|left}}

==Transportation== The island has an airport, Aromai Airport, Siwo {{airport codes|EAE|NVSE}}. The nearby Cook's Reef is a popular dive site.

==See also== *Polynesian outliers

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://islands.unep.ch/ILT.htm#1301 UN Earthwatch Island site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813013124/http://islands.unep.ch/ILT.htm#1301 |date=2012-08-13 }} *[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=mmw Ethnologue page for Emae]

Category:Islands of Vanuatu Category:Polynesian outliers