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Seven villages were originally scattered throughout Moso until missionaries facilitated their formation into one coastal village, Sunae. This community was divided in two in the early 1990s and some people split from Sunae, forming Tassirki village on central Moso.
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Sunae community is attempting to initiate a small tour business to the eastern part of the island as part of a community development project. This part of the island is where parts of
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A few luxury homes have been developed and are rented to holiday makers, these homes are off the grid and operate via solar power and rain and well water.
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and tourism make up the economy of Moso. People most frequently fish from the traditional outrigger canoes both during the day and night.
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inhabitants on Moso, the majority in Tassirki village.
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Moso is located in Vanuatu
17°32′S 168°15′E / 17.533°S 168.250°E / -17.533; 168.250
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Vanuatu
Province
Shefa Province
Time zone
UTC+11
Efate
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Shefa Province
Namoso Passage
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Port Havannah
World War II
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