The Ambiguous History of Matthew and Hunter Islands: Tracing the Roots of Vanuatu and French Claims

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The Ambiguous History of Matthew and Hunter Islands: Tracing the Roots of Vanuatu and French Claims

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University of Otago

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Otago University Research Archive

Description

Matthew and Hunter Islands (MHIs) are two small uninhabited islands located between Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Both Vanuatu and France claim sovereignty over the MHIs and vast maritime zones around them. This article examines the history of sovereignty claims to the MHIs. Although existing literature often refers to an annexation of the MHIs by France in 1929 and a 1976 transfer of the MHIs from the New Hebrides to New Caledonia, we find no archival evidence suggesting that such annexation or...

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Research paper

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Article

Date created

2023-07-03

Creator

Song, Lili / Mosses, Morsen / Giraudeau, Géraldine

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/44094

Related subjects

Law / Matthew and Hunter Islands / Vanuatu / France / New Caledonia / New Hebrides / maritime boundary dispute

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