Nukapu

Nukapu
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Nukapu
Geography
Location Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Solomon Islands
Area 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Administration
Solomon Islands
Demographics
Population 100 (2009)

Nukapu is one of the islands of the nation of Solomon Islands. It is in the Reef Islands group in Temotu Province; the easternmost province of the Solomons.[1][2][3] The estimate terrain elevation above sea level is 15 metres.[4]

The island contains a memorial to Bishop John Patteson who was murdered on Nukapu in 1871.

The language spoken on Nukapu is Pileni, which is a member of the Polynesian language family. Pileni is also spoken on the islands of Pileni, Nupani, Nifiloli, Aua and Matema Island of the Reef Islands, as well as in the Taumako Islands (also known as the Duff Islands), some 200 miles to the east. Speakers are thought to be descendants of people from Tuvalu.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nukapu Island: Solomon Islands". Geographic. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Beach at landing-place, Nukapu Island". Solomon Islands Historical Encyclopaedia 1893-1978. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Nukapu Island". Mapcarta. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Nukapu Island". Geoview. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

Coordinates: 10°04′54″S 166°03′01″E / 10.0818°S 166.0503°E / -10.0818; 166.0503


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