Faore
8°23′48.84″S 162°52′12.75″E / 8.3969000°S 162.8702083°E / -8.3969000; 162.8702083Archipelago Sikaiana Administration Province Malaita Province Demographics Population 0 Central Choiseul Guadalcanal Isabel Makira-Ulawa Malaita Rennell and Bellona Temotu Western
Solomon Islands
Faore is an island of the Sikaiana atoll in the Malaita Province, Solomon Islands in the South Pacific.[1][2][3] The local name is Matuiloto.[4]
Geography
Faore is one of four islands of Sikaiana, a remote tropical coral atoll. Faore lies in the middle of the western end of the atoll and is reported to be the second in size after the Sikaiana island.[5] The other islands of the atoll are Tehaolei (north), Sikaiana (east), and Matuavi (south).
References
- ^ Roberts-Wray, Sir Kenneth. Commonwealth and Colonial Law. F.A. Praeger. p. 897. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Journal of the Polynesian Society: Sikaiana or Stewart Island". jps.auckland.ac.nz. pp. 209–221. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Faore Island, Solomon Islands - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Matuiloto island, Solomon Islands". sb.geoview.info. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Sailing Directions for the Pacific Islands: Western groups, including the Solomon Islands. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 34. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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