Tirokata Island
Tirokata Island is an islet in Solomon Islands. Tirokata Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Tughagha, as well as near Kaza.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vila.
Vila
Hamlet
Vila is a site at the southern end of Kolombangara in the nation of Solomon Islands, originally the location of the Vila Stanmore coconut plantation. During World War II, Japanese forces built an airstrip in order to stage aircraft from Rabaul down to Guadalcanal, and on several occasions, beginning on 24 January 1943 the US attempted to put the airstrip out of operation by bombing it. Vila is situated 8 km east of Tirokata Island.
Tirokata Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Solomon Islands, Melanesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-8.14854° or 8° 8′ 55″ southLongitude
157.07339° or 157° 4′ 24″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
6R3VV32F+H9OpenStreetMap ID
way 717464789OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2102548
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