Maramasike

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Maramasike
Map of Malaita with Small Malaita as the southernmost of the five historical districts
Map of Malaita with Small Malaita as the southernmost of the five historical districts
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Solomon Islands
Geographical location 9 ° 33 ′  S , 161 ° 28 ′  E Coordinates: 9 ° 33 ′  S , 161 ° 28 ′  E
Location of Maramasike
length 54 km
width 18 km
surface 480.5 km²
Highest elevation 518  m
Residents 12,967 (2009)
27 inhabitants / km²
main place Sa'a
Map of Maramasike
Map of Maramasike

Maramasike , also South Malaita or Small Malaita , is an island in the Malaita Province of the island state of the Solomon Islands . The approximately 480 km² large island is located immediately southeast of the island of Malaita and separated from it by the 14.6 km long and mostly only a few hundred meters wide Maramasike Passage , the area around which is a protected wetland . Sa'a is spoken on the island .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ UNEP Islands
  2. ↑ [1]

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