Malaita
| Malaita | |
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean |
| Archipelago | Solomon Islands |
| Geographical location | 9 ° 0 ′ S , 161 ° 0 ′ E |
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| length | 160 km |
| width | 27 km |
| surface | 4th 307 km² |
| Highest elevation |
Mount Kalourat 1435 m |
| Residents | 140,000 (2006) 33 inhabitants / km² |
| main place | Auki |
 Bali, Kwara'ae, Koio, Areare, Small Malaita |
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Malaita is a 4,307 km² island of the Pacific island state of the Solomon Islands .
The elongated island belongs geographically to the island chain of the Solomon Islands . It is 80 kilometers south of Santa Isabel and 50 kilometers east of Guadalcanal .
With nearly 140,000 inhabitants, Malaita at the same time the main island of the Solomon Province Malaita . The main town of the island is Auki , located on the northwest coast. The highest point is Mount Kalourat at 1,435 m.
The island was discovered in 1568 by the Spanish navigator Alvaro de Mendaña de Neyra , who is credited with discovering the entire Solomon Islands.
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