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 NASA picture of the Reef Islands. Pileni is the island on the right off the northern coast | |
  Pileni | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Archipelago | Solomon Islands |
| Area | 0.23 km2 (0.089 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Solomon Islands | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 200 (2009) |
Pileni is a culturally important island in the Reef Islands, Temotu Province, in the independent nation of Solomon Islands. Despite its location in Melanesia, the population of the islands is Polynesian.
Pileni has a population of below 300 inhabitants and is around 200 m (660 ft) wide and 500 m (1,600 ft) long. It is vulnerable to tsunamis and the sea level rising.[1]
- ^ "The adaptive capacity of Pileni Island community, Viakau Ward, Temotu Province, Solomon Islands" (PDF). Australian Government under the PACCSAP program. 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2014.