Santa Isabel
8°02′S 159°13′E
Santa Isabel (also known as Isabel, Ysabel and Mahaga) is the largest island in Isabel Province, Solomon Islands. It is also the longest island, with the third largest surface area, in the country.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
Terrain
8°02′S 159°13′E
Overview
Santa Isabel (also known as Isabel, Ysabel and Mahaga) is the largest island in Isabel Province, Solomon Islands. It is also the longest island, with the third largest surface area, in the country.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Chart
Nearest islands
- Guadalcanal201 km
- Malaita217 km
- Kolombangara236 km
- Choiseul Island277 km
- South Malaita Island297 km
- Makira398 km
Also in Solomon Islands
Bougainville Island
8,695 km²▲ 2,712 m
Major islands
Guadalcanal
5,360 km²▲ 2,335 m
Major islands
Malaita
3,721 km²▲ 1,293 m
Major islands
Choiseul Island
3,103 km²▲ 989 m
Major islands
Makira
3,063 km²▲ 1,051 m
Major islands
Kolombangara
687 km²▲ 1,770 m
Minor islands
Buka Island
613 km²▲ 458 m
Minor islands
South Malaita Island
417 km²▲ 463 m
Minor islands
Also in Solomon Islands
New Guinea
774,566 km²▲ 4,884 m
Major islands
New Britain
35,352 km²▲ 2,334 m
Minor islands
Viti Levu
10,637 km²▲ 1,324 m
Minor islands
Bougainville Island
8,695 km²▲ 2,712 m
Minor islands
New Ireland
7,010 km²▲ 2,340 m
Minor islands
Vanua Levu
5,690 km²▲ 1,032 m
Minor islands
Guadalcanal
5,360 km²▲ 2,335 m
Minor islands
Espiritu Santo
3,940 km²▲ 1,879 m
Minor islands
Photographs
Santa Isabel in Solomon Islands archipelago, seen from the International Space Station. Gijunabeana Islands (Papatura Faa, Omona, reefs), Rekata Bay.
Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. / Public domain
View of the Solomon Islands taken during ISS Expedition 23.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
View of the Solomon Islands taken during ISS Expedition 23.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
iss068e039294 (Jan. 8, 2023) --- The sun's glint beams across the Solomon Sea revealing the cloud-covered Solomon Islands as the International Space Station orbited 259 miles above. Santa Isabel Island,
Newly built by villagers in 1994
The village was surrounded by hills covered in rainforest. There was a primary school
Some villages can be reached only by footpaths. Rainforest covers most of the island..
Naturels de l'île Ysabel. Atlas pittoresque, planche 98
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- ISS023-E-9353 - View of the Solomon Islands. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- Santa Isabel - Gijunabeana Islands (Papatura Fa, Omona, reefs) - Rekata Bay ISS023-E-9354 (cropped). Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. / Public domain
- ISS023-E-9354 - View of the Solomon Islands. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- Iss068e039294. NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- -new classroom for a village primary school. Grahamcole / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Village in the interior of Santa Isabel Island. Grahamcole / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rainforestt of Isabel Island. Grahamcole / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Santa Isabel ISS023-E-9354. Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. / Public domain
- Atlas pittoresque pl 098. Ernest Goupil, scan Jeffdelonge / Public domain