Macaloma

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Macaloma
NASA satellite image of Makalom (left); on the right the Pileni Atoll.
NASA satellite image of Macalom (left); on the right the Pileni Atoll.
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Reef Islands
Geographical location 10 ° 10 ′ 7 ″  S , 166 ° 12 ′ 1 ″  E Coordinates: 10 ° 10 ′ 7 ″  S , 166 ° 12 ′ 1 ″  E
Makalom (Solomon Islands)
Macaloma
length 350 m
width 60 m
surface 2 ha
Residents uninhabited
Makalom in the northwest of the Reef Islands
Makalom in the northwest of the Reef Islands

Makalom is a very small uninhabited island in the southeastern Temotu province of the Solomon Islands . It belongs to the outer islands of the Reef Islands in the northern area of ​​the Santa Cruz Islands .

geography

The island is about 5 km west of Pileni . It is only 350 m long and 60 m wide. Makalom is enclosed by an oval reef that is 2.5 km long and 1.5 km wide.

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