As
described in Chimera, it is disputed territory,
being claimed by both Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
Mathew Latitude: 22.33°S 22°20'0"S, Longitude: 171.32°E
171°19'0".
Hunter Latitude: 22.40°S 22°24'0"S Longitude: 172.05°E
172°3'0"E.
A Google search on them will produce information largely written by
me when I was compiling the Vanuatu government's online encyclopedia,
which has become the source material for several dozen subsequent publications.
Further information can be obtained by contacting ORSTOM Vanuatu, the
Smithsonian
or the Royal
New Zealand Air Force, who took the this photo.