Nalongo and Nupani is a small atoll in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean.[1] It has a coral reef totally encircling a 6 km wide lagoon. Nupani Island, also called Nimba, is inhabited with some 100 people, while Nalongo has no permanent habitation.[2] Administratively, the atoll belongs to the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands.
Nalongo and Nupani | |
Geography | |
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Location | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | 10.0706°S 165.7269°E / -10.0706; 165.7269 |
Archipelago | Solomon Islands |
Area | 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
Administration | |
Solomon Islands | |
Demographics | |
Population | 100 (2009) |
Islands of Solomon Islands by province | |
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Central | |
Choiseul | |
Guadalcanal | |
Isabel | |
Makira-Ulawa |
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Malaita | |
Rennell and Bellona |
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Temotu | |
Western |
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