Naru Island
Naru Island is a small island in the New Georgia Islands of Western Province, Solomon Islands, lying to the southeast of Gizo. About 600 metres long and up to 300 metres wide.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Solomon Islands
- Also known as: “Gross Island” and “Naru”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kennedy Island.
Kennedy Island
Islet
Photo: Nash Belarus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kennedy Island, is a 1.17 hectares, uninhabited island in Solomon Islands that was named after John F. Kennedy, following an incident involving Kennedy during his World War II naval career. Kennedy Island is situated 3 km northwest of Naru Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gizo Government Station.
Gizo Government Station
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Gizo is the capital of the Western Province in Solomon Islands. With a population of 7,177, it is the third largest town in the country. It is situated on Ghizo Island approximately 380 kilometres west-northwest of the capital, Honiara, and is just southwest of the larger island of Kolombangara. Gizo Government Station is situated 9 km northwest of Naru Island.
Naru Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Solomon Islands, Melanesia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Naru Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Naru Island (pulo sa Kapupud-ang Solomon, lat -8,14, long 156,92)”
- Cebuano: “Naru Island”
- Turkish: “Naru Adası (Solomon Adaları)”
- Turkish: “Naru Adası”
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Highlights include Cross Islet and Nusa Nane.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Naru Island”. Photo: Nash Belarus, CC BY-SA 3.0.