Taro Island
Taro Island is a small island in Solomon Islands with 507 inhabitants. It is the capital of Choiseul Province and is located in Choiseul Bay off the northwest coast. This island, which is 2 meters above sea level, is threatened by rising sea levels.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Choiseul Bay Airport.
Choiseul Bay Airport
Aerodrome
Choiseul Bay Airport is an airport at Choiseul Bay on Taro Island, part of the Choiseul Province in the Solomon Islands. The airport has scheduled flights provided by Solomon Airlines, using DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft.
Taro Island
- Type: Town with 507 residents
- Description: human settlement
- Categories: island, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Batava, Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-6.71034° or 6° 42′ 37″ southLongitude
156.39781° or 156° 23′ 52″ eastPopulation
507Open location code
6R5R79QX+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 5471070551OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
Discover Taro Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Taro Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Taro”
- Cebuano: “Taro Island”
- Chinese: “塔罗”
- Chinese: “塔羅”
- Czech: “Taro Island”
- Dutch: “Taro Island”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تارو ايسلاند”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تارو”
- French: “Île Taro”
- French: “Taro”
- Galician: “Taro”
- German: “Taro Island”
- German: “Taro”
- Hebrew: “טארו”
- Italian: “Taro”
- Japanese: “タロ島”
- Persian: “جزیره تارو”
- Polish: “Taro Island”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Taro”
- Russian: “Таро (остров)”
- Russian: “Таро”
- Sinhala: “ටාරෝ දූපත, සොලමන් දූපත්”
- Spanish: “Isla Taro”
- Spanish: “Taro (Isla)”
- Spanish: “Taro”
- Turkish: “Taro Adası”
- Urdu: “تارو جزیرہ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sipozae and Choiseul Bay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Taro Island and CBPSS Admin Building.
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