Materumu Island
Materumu Island is an islet in Solomon Islands. Materumu Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Vanikoro 2, as well as near Vovohe.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the Solomon Islands
- Also known as: “Materuma”
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 7 km east of Materumu Island.
Materumu Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Solomon Islands, Melanesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-8.14983° or 8° 8′ 59″ southLongitude
157.084° or 157° 5′ 2″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
6R3VV32M+3HOpenStreetMap ID
way 717464786OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2106220Wikidata ID
Q49657505
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Materumu Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Materumu Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Vanikoro 2 and Vovohe.
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