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| Geography | |
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| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 16°36′S168°9′E / 16.600°S 168.150°E |
| Archipelago | Vanuatu, Shepherd Islands |
| Highest elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Shefa Province |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 459 (2015) |
Lamen Island is an inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The island is a part of Shepherd Islands archipelago. [1]
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]
As of 2015, the official local population was 459 people in 93 households. [4] Some local people speak Lamenu language.
The Lamen language is spoken on the island.
The half dozen Epi languages are spoken on Epi Island in Vanuatu.
Shefa is one of the six provinces of Vanuatu, located in the center of the country and including the islands of Epi and Efate and the Shepherd Islands. The province's name is derived from the initial letters of SHepherd and EFAte. It has a population of 78,723 people and an area of 1,455 km2. Its capital is Port Vila, which is also the capital of the nation.
The Central Vanuatu languages form a linkage of Southern Oceanic languages spoken in central Vanuatu.
Epi is an island in Shefa Province, Vanuatu, at the north end of the Shepherd Islands.
Paama is a small island in Malampa Province, Vanuatu.
Lamen is an Oceanic language spoken on Epi Island, in Vanuatu.
Tutuba is an island in Vanuatu, located off the coast of Vanuatu's largest island Espiritu Santo in Sanma Province.
Mataso is an island in the Shefa of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The island is a part of Shepherd Islands archipelago.
Linua is an island in the Torres Islands archipelago in Torba Province of Vanuatu in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Ngwel is an uninhabited island in Torba Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The island is a part of the Torres Islands archipelago.
Mavea, or locally Mav̈ea, is an inhabited island in Sanma Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The island lies off the eastern coast of Espiritu Santo. The estimated terrain elevation above the sea level is some 63 metres.
Uripiv Island is a small inhabited island in Malampa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. Uripiv lies off the north coast of Malekula Island. The estimated terrain elevation above the sea level is some 8 meters.
Ifira is an offshore island of Efate, located in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.
Emao is a small inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. It was also previously known as Montague Island.
Makura, locally known as Makira, is a small inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. Makura is a part of the Shepherds Islands archipelago.
Avock Island or Avokh Island is an inhabited island in Malampa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The estimated terrain elevation above the sea level is some 166 meters.
Tongoa Island is an inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.
Buninga Island is an inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The island is a part of Shepherd Islands archipelago.
Tongariki Island is an inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The island is a part of Shepherd Islands archipelago.
Thion is a small uninhabited island in Sanma Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.
