Uluveo#Population

{{Short description|Island in Vanuatu}}

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Uluveo Island (also called Maskelyne) is a small, inhabited island in Malampa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.{{cite web |last1=Phillips |first1=Brian |title=MALEKULA CRAB SURVEY |url=https://www.sprep.org/att/IRC/eCOPIES/Countries/Vanuatu/57.pdf |access-date=17 August 2018 |page=17}} Uluveo is a part of the Maskelyne Islands archipelago.{{cite web |title=The Maskelyne Islands, South Malekula|url=http://www.positiveearth.org/bungalows/malampa/maskelynes.htm |publisher=Positive Earth |access-date=17 August 2018}}

Geography

Uluveo lies just off the south coasts of Malekula Island and Sakao Island. It has an upscale resort, and a sanctuary for giant clams called the Ringi Te Suh Marine Conservation Reserve.{{cite web |title=Malekula Ringi Te Suh Marine Conservation Giant Clam Sanctuary |url=https://tellusconsultants.com/vanclam.html |publisher=Tellus Consultants |access-date=17 August 2018}}

Population

Uluveo is the main island in the archipelago and has three villages: Lutes, Pellonk, and Peskarus. Some of the local inhabitants speak the Uluveo language.{{cite web |title=Six New Testaments presented to the Vanuatu National Archives |url=http://www.silpacific.org/about/news/six-new-testaments-presented-vanuatu-national-archives |publisher=SIL Pacific |access-date=17 August 2018 |date=29 October 2014}}

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Category:Malampa Province

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