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Roncador Reef is a reef in Solomon Islands, south of Ontong Java Atoll and north of Santa Isabel Island.

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Roncador Reef

Landsat image of Roncador Reef
Roncador Reef
Geography
Location	Solomon Islands, Malaita Province Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	6°13′S 159°22′E
Archipelago	Geographic group of three atolls

This submerged reef forms a small geographic group together with Nukumanu and Ontong Java, the two nearest atolls located further north.[1]

History

This reef was first sighted by Europeans at the time of the Spanish expedition of Álvaro de Mendaña and Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa on 1 February 1558. It was charted as Bajos de la Candelaria (shoals of Our Lady of Candlemas in Spanish).[2]

Its sighting was also reported by Spanish naval officer Francisco Mourelle de la Rúa on 22 January 1781 on board of frigate La Princesa. He charted this reef as Peregrino Roncador (Snoring Pilgrim in Spanish).[3]

References

На других языках

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[de] Roncador Reef

Das Roncador Reef ist ein atollartiges Korallenriff in der Provinz Malaita, Salomonen. Es liegt 75 km südlich des Atolls Ontong Java, der nächstgelegenen Landmasse, und 158 km nördlich der Insel Santa Isabel. Der Riffkranz ist 14,4 km lang und maximal 10,6 km breit, was einer Gesamtfläche von rund 120 km² entspricht. Das ringförmige Riff ist durchschnittlich gut 600 Meter breit, an der engsten Stelle im Süden nur 250 Meter und an der breitesten im Norden etwa 940 Meter.[1]

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- [en] Roncador Reef

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[ru] Ронкадор (риф)

Ронкадор (Канделярия) (англ. Roncador Reef) — риф в Тихом океане. Административно входит с состав одноимённой провинции Малаита меланезийского государства Соломоновы Острова. Географически расположен между рифом Онтонг-Джава и островом Санта-Исабель из архипелага Соломоновых островов. Координаты рифа 6°13′40″ ю. ш. 159°22′53″ в. д.HGЯO.

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