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    Pileni

    10°10′S 166°15′E

    Pileni is a culturally important island in the Reef Islands, Temotu Province, in the independent nation of Solomon Islands. Despite its location in Melanesia, the population of the islands is Polynesian.

    10°10′S 166°15′E

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    Pileni is a culturally important island in the Reef Islands, Temotu Province, in the independent nation of Solomon Islands. Despite its location in Melanesia, the population of the islands is Polynesian. Pileni has a population of below 300 inhabitants and is around 200 m (660 ft) wide and 500 m (1,600 ft) long. It is vulnerable to tsunamis and the sea level rising.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Reef Islands

    Also in Santa Cruz Islands

    • Nendö

      523 km²▲ 555 m

      Major islands

    • Banie

      177 km²▲ 923 m

      Major islands

    • Vanikoro

      173 km²

      Major islands

    • Utupua

      64 km²▲ 378 m

      Minor islands

    • Teanu

      19.7 km²▲ 505 m

      Minor islands

    • Temotu Noi

      18.6 km²▲ 140 m

      Minor islands

    • Tomotu Neo

      14.5 km²▲ 94 m

      Minor islands

    • Lomlom

      13 km²▲ 47 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Solomon Islands

    Also in Solomon Islands

    Sources

    Facts

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