Marovo Island
Marovo Island is an island in Western Province, Solomon Islands, located in the central of Marovo Lagoon, north of Vangunu Island. Marovo was the island where Australian sailor and author John Cromar mostly operated in his later years.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marovo Lagoon.
Marovo Lagoon
Locality
Marovo Lagoon is the largest double-barrier enclosed lagoon in the world. Located in the New Georgia Islands, Western Province, Solomon Islands, between Vangunu and Nggatokae islands, both extinct volcanic islands, at. Marovo Lagoon is situated 9 km northeast of Marovo Island.
Marovo Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Solomon Islands
- Categories: volcanic island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Solomon Islands, Melanesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-8.51331° or 8° 30′ 48″ south
Longitude
157.99639° or 157° 59′ 47″ east
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Open location code
6R3VFXPW+MH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Marovo Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Marovo Island”
- Dutch: “Marovo Island”
- Japanese: “Marovo島”
- Portuguese: “Marovo”
- Spanish: “Isla Marovo”
- Spanish: “Marovo (isla)”
- Spanish: “Marovo”
- Turkish: “Marovo Adası”
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