Olu Malau Islands
| Olu Malau Islands | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 10 ° 12 ′ S , 161 ° 57 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 3 | |
| Main island | Malaupaina | |
| Total land area | 12.61 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
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The Olu Malau Islands , formerly also known as the Three Sisters , are an uninhabited group of islands in the southeast of the Pacific island state of Solomon Islands . They are between 19 and 31 km north of Kirakira on Makira Island .
The three islands of the group, from north to south,
- Aliʻite (2.91 km²)
- Malaulalo (3.34 km²)
- Malaupaina (6.37 km²)
are each flat, lush coral islands. The islands with a total land area of 12.61 km² belong to the Eastern Solomonic province of Makira and Ulawa , especially to the district ( ward ) Bauro Central , the main part of which is in the northern part of the island of Makira.
