NASA picture of Nalongo and Nupani Atoll | |
Geography | |
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Location | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | 10°04′14″S 165°43′37″E / 10.0706°S 165.7269°E |
Archipelago | Solomon Islands |
Area | 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
Administration | |
Solomon Islands | |
Demographics | |
Population | 100 (2009) |
Nalongo and Nupani is a small atoll in Temotu Province, in the independent nation of Solomon Islands, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.[1] It has a coral reef totally encircling a 6 km wide lagoon. Nupani Island, also called Nimba, is inhabited with some 100 people, while Nalongo has no permanent habitation.[2]