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Funaafou

Coordinates:8°24′S160°49′E/ 8.400°S 160.817°E/-8.400; 160.817
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FunaafouorFuna'afouis anartificial islandbuilt on the reef in theLau Lagoonoff the northeast coast ofMalaita Island.Administratively, it is in theMalaita ProvinceofSolomon Islands.Funa'afou island, which is near the edge of the Makwanu Passage, has about 200 inhabitants. It is the first artificial Island built in the Lau lagoon. According to history, the people of Baleo tribe are the first descendants of Funafou Islands[1]

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  1. ^Akimichi, Tomoya (2009)."Sea Tenure and Its Transformation in the Lau of North Malaita, Solomon Island"(PDF).South Pacific Study Vol. 12, No. 1, 1991. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 22 May 2014.Retrieved22 May2014.

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8°24′S160°49′E/ 8.400°S 160.817°E/-8.400; 160.817