Pileni

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Pileni atoll
NASA satellite image of Pileni (right); on the left the islet of Makalom.
NASA satellite image of Pileni (right); on the left the islet of Makalom .
Waters Pacific Ocean
Geographical location 10 ° 10 ′  S , 166 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 10 ° 10 ′  S , 166 ° 15 ′  E
Pileni (Solomon Islands)
Pileni
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 in the north of the Reef Islands
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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 .

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