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    Sikaiana

    Part of Solomon Islands

    Sikaiana (formerly called the Stewart Islands) is a small atoll 212 kilometres (132 miles) NE of Malaita in Solomon Islands in the south Pacific Ocean. 7 miles) in length and its lagoon, known as Te Moana, is totally enclosed by the coral reef. 77 square miles).

    NASA astronaut image of Stewart Islands (Sikaiana) in the Pacific Ocean
    NASA astronaut image of Stewart Islands (Sikaiana) in the Pacific Ocean

    NASA / Public domain

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    4 landforms

    Overview

    Sikaiana (formerly called the Stewart Islands) is a small atoll 212 kilometres (132 miles) NE of Malaita in Solomon Islands in the south Pacific Ocean. It is almost 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) in length and its lagoon, known as Te Moana, is totally enclosed by the coral reef. Its total land surface is only 2 square kilometres (0.77 square miles). There is no safe anchorage close to this atoll, which makes it often inaccessible to outsiders.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets2
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    2

    • Faore

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      18 m

      Faore is an island of the Sikaiana atoll in the Malaita Province, Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. The local name is Matuiloto.

    • Tehaolei

      Area
      0.21 km²
      High point
      30 m

      Tehaolei is an inhabited island of the Sikaiana atoll in the Malaita Province, Solomon Islands in the South Pacific.

    Islets

    2

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m30 mTehaolei29 mMatuavi21 mMatuiloto18 mFaore
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.010.1110Faore: 1.3 km²FaoreTehaolei: 0.21 km²TehaoleiMatuavi: 0.09 km²MatuaviMatuiloto: 0.05 km²Matuiloto
    km², log scale
    Faore1.3 km²
    Tehaolei0.21 km²
    Matuavi0.09 km²
    Matuiloto0.05 km²

    Overlapping groups

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    Facts

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

    Photographs