South Malaita Island

South Malaita Island is the island at the southern tip of the larger island of in the eastern part of . It is also known as Small Malaita and Maramasike for Areare speakers and Malamweimwei for more than 80% of the islanders.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the eastern part of Solomon Islands
  • Also known as: Mala Mwaimwei”, “Maramasike”, “Maramasike Island”, and “Small Malaita

South Malaita Island

Latitude
-9.52662° or 9° 31′ 36″ south
Longitude
161.47318° or 161° 28′ 23″ east
Population
13,000
Elevation
151 metres (495 feet)
Open location code
6V23FFFF+97
Geo­Names ID
2106344
Wiki­data ID
Q1572203
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“South Malaita Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جزيرة جنوب ماليتا
  • Asturian: Malaita Sur
  • Bulgarian: Марамасике
  • Cebuano: Maramasike
  • Chinese: 南馬萊塔島
  • Chinese: 馬拉馬西克島
  • Chinese: 馬拉馬西凱島
  • Chinese: 马拉马西克岛
  • Chinese: 马拉马西凯岛
  • Dutch: South Malaita Island
  • French: Maramasike
  • Galician: Malaita Sur
  • Galician: Maramasike
  • German: Maramasike
  • Hebrew: דרום מלאיטה
  • Japanese: マラマシケ
  • Japanese: マラマシケ島
  • Japanese: 南マライタ
  • Japanese: 南マライタ島
  • Macedonian: Јужна Малаита
  • Spanish: Malaita Sur
  • Spanish: Maramasike
  • Spanish: Pequena Malaita
  • Spanish: Pequeña Malaita

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