 Inyeug in 2017. | |
 Interactive map of Inyeug | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 20°14′57.08″S169°46′16.22″E / 20.2491889°S 169.7711722°E /-20.2491889; 169.7711722 |
| Archipelago | Vanuatu |
| Administration | |
| Province | Tafea Province |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2015) |
Inyeug Island, also known asMystery Island, is a small uninhabited island inTafea Province ofVanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. "Inyeug" means "Small Island" in a local language.[which?]
Inyueg is also called Mystery Island by the cruise ships that regularly visit the island.[1][2]
The island was visited byQueen Elizabeth II andPrince Philip in 1974, with the name "Mystery Island" coined to generate a more interesting headline of the report of the visit.
The island has an area of about 15.9 hectares and is located only 1 km south of the island of Aneityum. Inyeug is flanked to the west and south by the coral Intao Reef, that extends further south, and, albeit submerged, is the southernmost point of Vanuatu.
The island has the airport for the neighboring inhabitedAneityum Island. The airport is basically a grass airstrip, which gets small plane flights twice weekly fromPort Vila viaTanna Island.[3]
