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    Nalongo and Nupani

    Part of Solomon Islands

    Nalongo and Nupani is a small atoll in Temotu Province, in the independent nation of Solomon Islands, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. 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.

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    Nalongo and Nupani is a small atoll in Temotu Province, in the independent nation of Solomon Islands, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. 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.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets1
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    1
    • Nupani Island

      Area
      0.28 km²
      High point
      14 m

      Nalongo and Nupani is a small atoll in Temotu Province, in the independent nation of Solomon Islands, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. 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.

    Islets

    1

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level5 m10 m15 m15 mNalongo14 mNupani
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

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