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Akara Island

Coordinates:8°39′8″S157°48′6″E/ 8.65222°S 157.80167°E/-8.65222; 157.80167
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Akara
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Geography
LocationSouth Pacific
Coordinates8°39′8″S157°48′6″E/ 8.65222°S 157.80167°E/-8.65222; 157.80167
ArchipelagoNew Georgia Islands
Length8.9 km (5.53 mi)
Administration
ProvinceWestern Province
Demographics
Population0

Akarais an island of theNew Georgia archipelagoin theWestern Province,Solomon Islandsin theSouth Pacific,east ofPapua New Guinea.[1][2][3]

Geography[edit]

The island is located in theBlanche Channel,a waterway in the southeastern part of the archipelago that separates the islands of New Georgia andVangunuin the northeast from the islands ofRendovaandTeteparein the southwest. Akara is separated from the southern foothills of New Georgia by a narrow waterway. The island is uninhabited.

References[edit]

  1. ^Kumar, Lalit (31 January 2020).Climate Change and Impacts in the Pacific.Springer Nature. p. 125.ISBN978-3-030-32878-8.Retrieved5 April2021.
  2. ^"Akara, Solomon Islands".sb.geoview.info.Retrieved5 April2021.
  3. ^Tennent, W. John (2002).Butterflies of the Solomon Islands: Systematics and Biogeography.Storm Entomological Publications. p. 231.ISBN978-0-9542045-0-1.Retrieved5 April2021.

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