Nalongo and Nupani, Atoll in Temotu Province, Solomon Islands
Nalongo and Nupani is a small atoll in Temotu Province, Solomon Islands, in the southwestern Pacific. A coral reef completely encircles a lagoon about 6 km wide. Nupani Island, also called Nimba, is the inhabited one, with some 100 people; Nalongo has no permanent habitation.
The sources record no settlement date, founder or historical event for the atoll; they document only that Nupani Island, also called Nimba, is inhabited by some 100 people while Nalongo has no permanent habitation. The atoll lies in Temotu Province of Solomon Islands, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Nupani Island, also called Nimba, holds the atoll's only permanent settlement, of about 100 people; Nalongo has no permanent habitation. The name Nalongo and Nupani covers both islands of the atoll in Temotu Province, Solomon Islands.
The atoll lies in Temotu Province, in the southwestern Pacific; Nupani Island, also called Nimba, is the only inhabited part, with about 100 residents, while Nalongo has no permanent habitation. The lagoon inside the encircling reef is 6 km wide, so inter-island travel is by boat.
Nupani Island also carries the name Nimba, and its roughly 100 residents make it the only inhabited part of the atoll; Nalongo has no permanent habitation. The whole atoll lies in Temotu Province, Solomon Islands, at about 10°04′ S, 165°44′ E.
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