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    Pacific OceanSolomon Islands

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    Duff Islands

    Part of Santa Cruz Islands

    The Duff Islands are a small island group lying to the northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands in province of Temotu Province, in the nation of Solomon Islands. They are also sometimes known as the Wilson Islands.

    Taumako Island (Solomon Islands) from space
    Taumako Island (Solomon Islands) from space

    NASA / Public domain

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    20 landforms

    Overview

    The Duff Islands are a small island group lying to the northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands in province of Temotu Province, in the nation of Solomon Islands. They are also sometimes known as the Wilson Islands.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands5
    • Islets8
    • Rocks & skerries5

    Major islands

    2
    • Taumako

      Taumako

      Area
      9.7 km²
      High point
      291 m

      Taumako is the largest of the Duff Islands, in the nation of Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. This 5.7-kilometre-long (3.5-mile) island has steep sides and rises to a height of 400 metres (1,312 feet) above sea level. It is composed of basaltic lavas and pyroclastics like the other islands in the Duffs.

    • Lakao

      Area
      2.6 km²
      High point
      216 m

    Minor islands

    5

    Islets

    8
    • Kaa Island49 m · 0.09 km²
    • Elowa47 m · 0.05 km²
    • Tohua32 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island17 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island15 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.1 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    5
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m291 mTaumako216 mLakao156 mTuleki147 mLoreva123 mElingi104 mUlaka71 mLua49 mKaa47 mElowa32 mTohua
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Taumako: 9.7 km²TaumakoLakao: 2.6 km²LakaoTuleki: 0.51 km²TulekiElingi: 0.28 km²ElingiLua: 0.19 km²LuaUlaka: 0.15 km²UlakaLoreva: 0.14 km²LorevaKaa: 0.09 km²KaaElowa: 0.05 km²ElowaTohua: 0.02 km²TohuaUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Taumako9.7 km²
    Lakao2.6 km²
    Tuleki Island0.51 km²
    Elingi0.28 km²
    Lua Island0.19 km²
    Ulaka Island0.15 km²
    Loreva0.14 km²
    Kaa Island0.09 km²
    Elowa0.05 km²
    Tohua0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Groups within

    1

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs