Matinasimbuala Island
Matinasimbuala Island is an islet in Solomon Islands. Matinasimbuala Island is situated nearby to the town Noro.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Noro and Vila.
Noro
Town
Noro is a town in the Western Province of Solomon Islands. It has 7,204 inhabitants as of 2019, making it the second largest town in the country behind the Honiara Urban Area. Noro is situated 5 km south of Matinasimbuala Island.
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 northwest of Matinasimbuala Island.
Matinasimbuala Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the Solomon Islands
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Solomon Islands, Melanesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-8.1961° or 8° 11′ 46″ southLongitude
157.18723° or 157° 11′ 14″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
6R3VR53P+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 709863276OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2106211Wikidata ID
Q49657524
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In Other Languages
“Matinasimbuala Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Matinasimbuala Island”
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