Native name: Matuiloto | |
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Faore is the middle one of the three western islands | |
Geography | |
Location | South Pacific |
Coordinates | 8°23′48.84″S 162°52′12.75″E / 8.3969000°S 162.8702083°E / -8.3969000; 162.8702083 |
Archipelago | Sikaiana |
Administration | |
Solomon Islands | |
Province | Malaita Province |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Faore is an island of the Sikaiana atoll in the Malaita Province, Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. The local name is Matuiloto.
Geography
Faore is one of four islands of Sikaiana, a remote tropical coral atoll. Faore lies in the middle of the western end of the atoll and is reported to be the second in size after the Sikaiana island. The other islands of the atoll are Tehaolei (north), Sikaiana (east), and Matuavi (south).
References
- Roberts-Wray, Sir Kenneth. Commonwealth and Colonial Law. F.A. Praeger. p. 897. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- "Journal of the Polynesian Society: Sikaiana or Stewart Island". jps.auckland.ac.nz. pp. 209–221. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- "Faore Island, Solomon Islands - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- "Matuiloto island, Solomon Islands". sb.geoview.info. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- Sailing Directions for the Pacific Islands: Western groups, including the Solomon Islands. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 34. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
External links
Islands of Solomon Islands by province | |
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Central | |
Choiseul | |
Guadalcanal | |
Isabel | |
Makira-Ulawa | |
Malaita | |
Rennell and Bellona | |
Temotu | |
Western |
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