Ontong Java Atoll

Ontong Java Atoll or Luangiua is an atoll in , and one of the largest atolls on earth. It is inhabited by a Polynesian community of about 2,400 people, who speak the Ontong Java language.
Wikipedia
  • Atoll
  • …has the IATA airport code OTV
  • Description: island atoll in the Solomon Islands
  • Also known as
    “Bajos de la Candelaria”
    “Leueneuwa Islands”
    “Ongtong Java”
  • Historically known as
    “Lord Howe Atoll”
    “Lord Howe Islands”

Ontong Java Atoll

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Latitude
-5.36446° or 5° 21′ 52″ south
Longitude
159.37042° or 159° 22′ 14″ east
UN/LOCODE
SB OTV
Open location code
6R6XJ9PC+65
Geo­Names ID
2104653
Wiki­data ID
Q535679

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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Urdu—“Ontong Java Atoll” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Ontong Jawa”
  • Armenian: “Օնթոնգ Ջավա Ատոլ”
  • Catalan: “atol Ontong Java”
  • Catalan: “Ontong Java”
  • Cebuano: “Ontong Java Atoll”
  • Chinese: “昂通爪哇环礁”
  • Chinese: “昂通爪哇環礁”
  • Chinese: “翁通爪哇環礁”
  • Dutch: “Ontong Java”
  • French: “Ontong Java”
  • Galician: “Atol Ontong Java”
  • German: “Ontong Java”
  • Italian: “Ontong Java”
  • Japanese: “オントンジャワ環礁”
  • Latin: “Luangiua”
  • Lithuanian: “Ontong Džava”
  • Polish: “Ontong Java”
  • Portuguese: “Atol Ontong Java”
  • Russian: “Онтонг-Джава”
  • Samoan: “Otoga Java”
  • Ukrainian: “Онтонг-Джава”
  • Urdu: “اونتونگ جاوا مرجانی جزیرہ”

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