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Nggela Islands
Part of Solomon Islands
The Nggela Islands or Ngella Islands, previously known as the Florida Islands, are a small island group in the Central Province of Solomon Islands, a sovereign state, in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The name Florida Islands fell into disuse following Solomon Islands' independence in 1978.

Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain
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Overview
The Nggela Islands or Ngella Islands, previously known as the Florida Islands, are a small island group in the Central Province of Solomon Islands, a sovereign state, in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The name Florida Islands fell into disuse following Solomon Islands' independence in 1978. The group is composed of four larger islands and about 50 smaller ones, many with white coral beaches. The four main islands are, Nggela Sule with Nggela Pile to its southeast, separated by the narrow Mboli Passage, Olevugha (also known as Mobokonimbeti, and previously Sandfly Is.) and Vatilau (also known as Buenavista) to the northwest. Smaller islands include: Anuha, (70 ha (170 acres)), south of Nggela Sule, Tulagi just off the southwest coast of Nggela Sule, now the capital of Central Province and previously the British administrative centre for the Solomons, Gavutu and Tanambogo.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands2
- Minor islands19
- Islets35
- Rocks & skerries18
Major islands
Nggela Sule Island
- Area
- 215 km²
- High point
- 395 m
Nggela Pile Island
- Area
- 124 km²
- High point
- 349 m
Minor islands
Mbokonumbeta Island
- Area
- 25.6 km²
- High point
- 287 m
Buena Vista
- Area
- 13.5 km²
- High point
- 295 m
Mangalonga Island
- Area
- 2.4 km²
- High point
- 79 m
Hanesavo Island
- Area
- 2.2 km²
- High point
- 73 m
Tulagi
- Area
- 2.1 km²
- High point
- 89 m
Soghonara Island
- Area
- 0.9 km²
- High point
- 105 m
Kombuana Island
- Area
- 0.83 km²
- High point
- 47 m
Anuha Island
- Area
- 0.67 km²
- High point
- 65 m
Mandoleana Island
- Area
- 0.43 km²
- High point
- 28 m
Mbeta Island
- Area
- 0.22 km²
- High point
- 67 m
Naghotano Island
- Area
- 0.21 km²
- High point
- 54 m
Mangalau Island
- Area
- 0.2 km²
- High point
- 77 m
Sambani Island
- Area
- 0.18 km²
- High point
- 82 m
Tulaghi Island
- Area
- 0.18 km²
- High point
- 75 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.16 km²
- High point
- 52 m
Kasika Island
- Area
- 0.13 km²
- High point
- 50 m
Tete Island
- Area
- 0.13 km²
- High point
- 69 m
Gavutu
- Area
- 0.12 km²
- High point
- 46 m
Ghavutu Island
- Area
- —
size unknown
Islets
- Songonangona Island28 m · 0.09 km²
- Ngaliai Island33 m · 0.08 km²
- Tanambogo17 m · 0.07 km²
- Kovuhika Island49 m · 0.07 km²
- Haninggengge Island8 m · 0.06 km²
- Mokambo Island26 m · 0.06 km²
- Mbangai Island33 m · 0.03 km²
- Langiale Island15 m · 0.03 km²
- Unnamed island25 m · 0.02 km²
- Unnamed island22 m · 0.02 km²
- Unnamed island18 m · 0.02 km²
- Mbike Island7 m · 0.02 km²
Rocks & skerries
- Sou Island<0.1 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
- 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
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
Figures
Comparative heights
- Nggela Sule: 395 m
- Nggela Pile: 349 m
- Buena Vista: 295 m
- Mbokonumbeta: 287 m
- Soghonara: 105 m
- Tulagi: 89 m
- Sambani: 82 m
- Mangalonga: 79 m
- Mangalau: 77 m
- Tulaghi: 75 m
- Hanesavo: 73 m
- Tete: 69 m
- Mbeta: 67 m
- Anuha: 65 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Nggela Sule Island | 215 km² |
| Nggela Pile Island | 124 km² |
| Mbokonumbeta Island | 25.6 km² |
| Buena Vista | 13.5 km² |
| Mangalonga Island | 2.4 km² |
| Hanesavo Island | 2.2 km² |
| Tulagi | 2.1 km² |
| Soghonara Island | 0.9 km² |
| Kombuana Island | 0.83 km² |
| Anuha Island | 0.67 km² |
| Mandoleana Island | 0.43 km² |
| Mbeta Island | 0.22 km² |
| Naghotano Island | 0.21 km² |
| Mangalau Island | 0.2 km² |
| Sambani Island | 0.18 km² |
| Tulaghi Island | 0.18 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.16 km² |
| Kasika Island | 0.13 km² |
| Tete Island | 0.13 km² |
| Gavutu | 0.12 km² |
| Songonangona Island | 0.09 km² |
| Ngaliai Island | 0.08 km² |
| Tanambogo | 0.07 km² |
| Kovuhika Island | 0.07 km² |
| Haninggengge Island | 0.06 km² |
| Mokambo Island | 0.06 km² |
| Mbangai Island | 0.03 km² |
| Langiale Island | 0.03 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Mbike Island | 0.02 km² |
| Makafele Island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.9 ha |
| Aula Island | 0.9 ha |
| Ghaome | 0.7 ha |
| Kolombai Island | 0.6 ha |
| Tanasolo Island | 0.6 ha |
| Vatununu Island | 0.6 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.5 ha |
| Tanambolo Island | 0.5 ha |
| Vavundamu Island | 0.4 ha |
| Vatutaghataluna Island | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |
| Nughundaki Island | 0.3 ha |
| Mboghotou Island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 ha |
| Sonisi Island | 0.1 ha |
| Ndalighombu Island | 0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 ha |
| Sou Island | <0.1 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
Photographs

View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 56. Mbokonumbeta (Solomon Islands), Mangalonga, Nggela Sule coast.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain

Nggela, Central Province, Solomon Islands viewed across Iron Bottom Sound while on approach to Honiara.
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- ISS056-E-169142 - View of Earth. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- August 2013 IMG 2877 Nggela, Solomon islands (9630161933). Jenny Scott from Adelaide, Australia / CC BY 2.0