Marovo Island

Marovo Island is an in , , located in the central of , north of Vangunu Island. Marovo was the island where Australian sailor and author John Cromar mostly operated in his later years.
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (80 feet)
  • Description: island in the Solomon Islands

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marovo Lagoon.
Locality
is the largest double-barrier enclosed lagoon in the world. is situated 9 km northeast of Marovo Island.
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
-8.51331° or 8° 30′ 48″ south
Longitude
157.99639° or 157° 59′ 47″ east
Open location code
6R3VFXPW+MH
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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”

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pulanga Island and Ghireghire Island.
“Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.”

Solomon Islands: Highlights

Learn more about Guadalcanal and Santa Cruz Islands.