Mbomboe Island
Mbomboe Island is an islet in Solomon Islands. Mbomboe Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Vanikoro 2, as well as near Nusa Tuva.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 5 km east of Mbomboe Island.
Mbomboe Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the Solomon Islands
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Solomon Islands, Melanesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-8.15012° or 8° 9′ 0″ southLongitude
157.09524° or 157° 5′ 43″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
6R3VR3XW+X3OpenStreetMap ID
way 717472243OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2105833Wikidata ID
Q49657851
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Mbomboe Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mbomboe Island”
Localities in the Area
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