Pileni
Pileni atoll | ||
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NASA satellite image of Pileni (right); on the left the islet of Makalom . | ||
Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
Geographical location | 10 ° 10 ′ S , 166 ° 15 ′ E | |
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Number of islands | 1 | |
Main island | Pileni | |
length | 2.2 km | |
width | 1.4 km | |
Land area | 20 ha | |
total area | 2.3 km² | |
Residents | 200 | |
Pileni in the north of the Reef Islands |
Pileni is a small atoll with only one 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 .
The only village Lavakena is on the west side of the island, facing the lagoon . The population of around 200 people is of Polynesian origin. The inhabitants speak a language that is counted as part of the Samoan branch of the Polynesian languages. Pileni thus belongs to the outside of the Polynesian triangle lying Polynesian enclaves .
Sources / web links
- Solomonislands.com ( Memento of February 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Brief description