Tanna and the nearby island of Aniwa

Tanna or Tana is an island of Vanuatu. It is 40 km (25 mi) long and 19 km (12 mi) wide, with a total area of 550 km² (212 sq mi). Its highest point is the 1 084 m (3,556 ft) summit of Mount Tukosmera. Image File history File links Tannamap. ... Image File history File links Tannamap. ... Mount Tukosmera is the tallest mountain on Tanna, Vanuatu. ...

It is the most populated island in Tafea province, with a population of about 20,000, and one of the more populous islands in the country. Isangel, the provincial administrative capital, is on the west coast, near the island's largest town of Lénakel. Tafea is a province of Vanuatu. ...

Mount Yasur is the most accessible active volcano in the world, located on the southeast coast. Mount Yasur is a volcano on Tanna island, Vanuatu. ... A volcano is a geological landform usually generated by the eruption through a planets surface of magma, molten rock welling up from the planets interior. ...

Culture and economy

Tanna is populated almost entirely by Melanesians and they follow a more traditional lifestyle than many other islands. Some of the villages are known as kastom villages, where modern inventions are restricted, the inhabitants wear penis sheaths (Bislama: namba) and grass skirts, and the children do not go to public schools. According to anthropologist Joël Bonnemaison, who has studied the Tannese extensively, their resistance to change is due to their traditional worldview and how they "perceive, internalise, and account for the dual concepts of space and time." [1] Melanesia (from Greek black islands) is a region extending from the west Pacific to the Arafura Sea, north and north-east of Australia. ... The word sheath has a number of related meanings in English. ... Bislama is a Melanesian creole language, one of the official languages of Vanuatu. ...

The island is the center of the Jon Frum cargo cult and also a cult (at Yaohnanen) which worships Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. [2] Jon Frum (or John Frum) is a figure associated with cargo cults in Vanuatu. ... A cargo cult is any of a group of religious movements that occurred in Melanesia, in the Southwestern Pacific. ... The Duke of Edinburgh The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten, formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark) (born 10 June 1921, Greece) is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. ...

There are five languages spoken on Tanna: North Tanna in the northwest, Lénakel in the west-central area near Lénakel, Southwest Tanna in the southwest, Whitesands in the northeast, and Kwamera in the southeast. These are generally grouped into the Tanna languages family, which is a subgroup of the South Vanuatu languages, an Austronesian language branch. According to Ethnologue, each is spoken by a few thousand, and Lénakel, with 6,500 speakers, is one of the languages of Vanuatu with the most speakers. The family of Tanna languages is a subgroup of the South Vanuatu languages. ... The family of South Vanuatu languages is a subgroup of the Central-Eastern Oceanic languages. ... The Austronesian languages are a family of languages widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia. ... Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics), a Christian linguistic service organization which studies lesser-known languages primarily to provide the speakers with native language biblical texts. ...

The island is one of the most fertile in Vanuatu and produces kava, coffee, coconut, copra, and other fruits and vegetables. Recently, tourism has become more important, as tourists are attracted to the volcano and traditional culture. To help preserve the distinct culture, only native guides are permitted. There are many accommodations available on the island. There is an airport at White Grass on the western coast. Binomial name Piper methysticum G.Forst. ... Coffee in beverage form Coffee is a beverage, served hot or with ice, prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant. ... Binomial name Cocos nucifera L. The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera), is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). ... Copra is the dried meat, or kernel, of the coconut. ... More than 3 million tourists visited the Taj Mahal in Agra, India in 2004. ...

History

The island was first settled about 400 BC by Melanesians from the surrounding islands.

The glowing light of Mount Yasur attracted Captain Cook, the first European, to the island in August 1774, where he founded Port Resolution, a town on the eastern tip of the island, named after his ship HMS Resolution. He gave the island the name of Tanna, probably from mishearing the local name for earth, muk-tana. British explorer James Cook is most noted for having discovered Australia and Hawaii. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... Resolution and Adventure with fishing craft in Matavai Bay by William Hodges, painted 1776, shows the two ships at anchor in Tahiti in August 1773. ...

In the 19th century, traders and missionaries (chiefly Presbyterian) arrived, but the Tanna stuck to their traditions more strongly than other islands; there remain few Christians in comparison with the other islands of Vanuatu. It became famous in Europe as a place of cannibalism and risk for missionaries. The island was not a principal site of World War II, but about 1,000 of the natives were recruited to work on the military base on Éfaté. Their first exposure to First-World living standards led to the development of cargo cults. Many have died out, but the John Frum cult remains strong on Tanna today. Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... Cannibalism in Brazil in 1557 as described by Hans Staden. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... Éfaté is an island in The Republic of Vanuatu. ... The article is about cargo cults as a religious phenomenon. ... Jon Frum (or John Frum) is a figure associated with cargo cults in Vanuatu. ...

The flag of Tanna

A secessionist movement began in the 1970s, and the Nation of Tanna was proclaimed on March 24, 1974. While the British were more open to allowing its holdings in Vanuatu independence, it was opposed by the French colonists and finally suppressed by the condominium authorities on June 29, 1974. In 1980, there was another attempt to secede, declaring the Tafea Nation on January 1, 1980, its name coming from the initials of the five islands that were to be part of the nation. British forces attacked on May 26, 1980. However, on July 30, 1980, the island became part of the newly independent nation of Vanuatu. Image File history File links Tanna_flag. ... Image File history File links Tanna_flag. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... The Anglo-French United Kingdom and France in 1906 to govern the islands of the New Hebrides. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

External links

• Tanna at Flags of the World
• Tourism page, including map
• Pacific Island Travel page, with photos and cultural information
• Languages of Tanna, including language map
• Map of Tanna
• Collection of photos from Tanna

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Provinces and islands of Vanuatu Vanuatu has been divided into six provinces since 1994. ...
Malampa: Penama: Sanma: Shefa: Tafea: Torba: Image File history File links Flag_of_Vanuatu. ... Malampa is a province of Vanuatu, made up of three main islands, Malakula, Ambrym and Paama, from which the provinces name is derived. ... Penama is a province of Vanuatu, occupying the islands of Ambae, Maewo, and Pentecost. ... Map Sanma is a province of the southern Pacific nation of Vanuatu, occupying the nations largest island, Espiritu Santo, which is located approximately 2,500 km northeast of Sydney, Australia. ... Shefa is a province of Vanuatu, including the islands of Epi and Éfaté and the Shepherd Islands. ... Tafea is the southernmost province of Vanuatu. ... Torba is the northernmost province of Vanuatu, including the Banks Islands and the Torres Islands. ...		Malakula | Ambrym | Paama Pentecost | Ambae | Maewo Espiritu Santo | Malo Epi | Éfaté | Shepherd Islands Tanna | Aniwa | Futuna | Erromango | Anatom Torres Islands | Banks Islands Malakula Island is located at 16. ... Ambrym is an island in Vanuatu, known for its highly active volcanic activity that includes lava lake formation. ... Paama (Paama language: Voum) is a small island in the Malampa Province, Vanuatu. ... Pentecost Island is one of the 83 islands that make up the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu. ... Aoba, also known as Ambae is an island in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, located near 15 30 S and 167 30 E. Ambae has a population of less than 10,000, divided into 3-4 discernable language groups (North/East Ambae language centered around the Lombaha area... Maéwo Maewo (or Maéwo; also Aurora Island) is an island in Vanuatu in Penama province, 105 km to the east of Espiritu Santo. ... Espiritu Santo (Spanish: Holy Ghost) is is the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu. ... Malo (formerly known as St. ... Epi is the name of an island in Vanuatu, at the north end of the Shepherds Islands. ... Éfaté is an island in The Republic of Vanuatu. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Aniwa is a small island in the southernmost province of Tafea, Vanuatu. ... Futuna is an island in the Tafea province of Vanuatu. ... Erromango Erromango () is the largest island in Tafea, the southernmost province of Vanuatu. ... Anatom (formerly known as Aneityum) is the southernmost main island of Vanuatu. ... The Torres Islands are in Torba province, on the northern maritime border of Vanuatu. ... The Banks Islands (or ÃŽles Banks) are a group of islands in northern Vanuatu. ...