Mbatusimbo Island

Mbatusimbo Island is an islet in Solomon Islands.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Olasana Island and Kennedy Island.

Olasana Island

Islet

Olasana Island is a 7.93-hectare, uninhabited island in the New Georgia Islands, in Western Province, in the independent nation of Solomon Islands. The island is primarily notable for its role in the events after the sinking of PT-109 involving future American president John F.

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 4 km north of Mbatusimbo 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. The town had a population of 4,620 as of 2019. 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 8 km northwest of Mbatusimbo Island.

Mbatusimbo Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in the Solomon Islands
Categories: island, reef island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Solomon Islands, Melanesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-8.14584° or 8° 8′ 45″ south

Longitude

156.89813° or 156° 53′ 53″ east

Elevation

4 metres (13 feet)

Open location code

6R3RVV3X+M7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 49205572

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

2106028

Wikidata ID

Q49657807

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In Other Languages

“Mbatusimbo Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Mbatusimbo Island”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ghatere and Votuana.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Karupenete Island and Leorava Island.

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