Choiseul Island

Choiseul Island, native name Lauru, is the largest island of the , , at. The administrative headquarters of Choiseul Province is situated in the town of Taro, on .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Solomon Islands
  • Also known as: Lauru

Choiseul Island

Latitude
-7.049° or 7° 2′ 56″ south
Longitude
156.96189° or 156° 57′ 43″ east
Population
20,000
Elevation
393 metres (1,289 feet)
IATA airport code
CHY
Open location code
6R4RXX26+9Q
Geo­Names ID
2109357
Wiki­data ID
Q867864
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Mari—“Choiseul Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جزيرة شويسيول
  • Asturian: islla Choiseul
  • Asturian: Islla Choiseul
  • Basque: Choiseul uhartea
  • Bulgarian: Шоазьол (остров)
  • Bulgarian: Шоазьол
  • Catalan: Choiseul
  • Cebuano: Choiseul Island
  • Chinese: 舒瓦瑟尔岛
  • Chinese: 舒瓦瑟爾島
  • Czech: Choiseul
  • Czech: Ostrov Choiseul
  • Dutch: Choiseul
  • Esperanto: Choiseul
  • Estonian: Choiseuli saar
  • French: Choiseul
  • French: Île de Choiseul
  • Galician: Choiseul
  • Georgian: შუაზელი
  • German: Choiseul
  • German: Lauru
  • Hebrew: חויסאול
  • Italian: isola Choiseul
  • Italian: Isola Choiseul
  • Japanese: ショアズール島
  • Japanese: チョイスル島
  • Japanese: チョイセル島
  • Korean: 슈아절섬
  • Latvian: Šuazela
  • Lithuanian: Šuazelio sala
  • Lithuanian: Šuazelis
  • Macedonian: Лауру
  • Macedonian: Шоазел
  • Malay: Pulau Lauru
  • Marathi: चॉइस्यूल द्वीप
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Choiseul
  • Norwegian: Choiseul
  • Persian: جزیره شواسول
  • Polish: Choiseul
  • Portuguese: Ilha Choiseul
  • Russian: Шуазель
  • Russian: Шуазёль
  • Spanish: Choiseul
  • Spanish: Isla Choiseul
  • Spanish: Isla de San Márcos
  • Swedish: Choiseul
  • Thai: Choiseul Island
  • Thai: เกาะชัวเซิล
  • Turkish: Choiseul Adası
  • Ukrainian: Шуазель
  • Vietnamese: Đảo Choiseul
  • Western Mari: Шуазёль ошмаоты

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