Araki (island)

Araki
Raki
Araki
Location in Vanuatu
Coordinates: 15°37′55″S 166°57′11″E / 15.63194°S 166.95306°E / -15.63194; 166.95306
Country Vanuatu
ProvinceSanma Province
Area
 • Total
2.5 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
140
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+11 (VUT)

Araki (native name Raki) is a small rocky island with an area of 2.5 km2, located 3 miles off the southern shores of Espiritu Santo, which is the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu.

It belongs to the archipelago of the New Hebrides in the Pacific region of Melanesia. It is in the Sanma Province of Vanuatu.