Stirling (island)
| Stirling | ||
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| Waters | Solomon Lake | |
| Archipelago | Treasury Islands ( Solomon Islands ) | |
| Geographical location | 7 ° 24 '55 " S , 155 ° 34' 2" E | |
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| length | 6 km | |
| surface | 9 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Stirling is the second largest island in the West Pacific Treasury Islands . It belongs to the western province of the island state of Solomon Islands .
The almost 9 km² and six kilometers long island is located one kilometer south of Mono . During the Second World War , the US armed forces built a strategically important runway on Stirling . The island is uninhabited today.