Nukapu
 NASApicture of Nukapu | |
  Nukapu | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | South Pacific Ocean |
| Archipelago | Reef Islands |
| Area | 0.7 km2(0.27 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Temotu Province |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 100 (2009) |
Nukapuis one of the islands of the nation ofSolomon Islands.It is in theReef Islandsgroup inTemotu Province;the easternmost province of the Solomons.[1][2][3]The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 15 metres.[4]
The island contains a memorial toBishop John Pattesonwho was murdered on Nukapu in 1871.
Population[edit]
As of 2009, the local population was 100 people. The language spoken on Nukapu isPileni,a member of thePolynesianlanguage family. Pileni is also spoken on the islands ofPileni,Nupani,Nifiloli,AuaandMatema Islandof theReef Islands,as well as in theTaumakoIslands (also known as theDuff Islands), some 200 miles to the east. Speakers are thought to be descendants of people fromTuvalu.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Nukapu Island: Solomon Islands".Geographic.National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.Retrieved26 June2018.
- ^"Beach at landing-place, Nukapu Island".Solomon Islands Historical Encyclopaedia 1893-1978.Retrieved26 June2018.
- ^"Nukapu Island".Mapcarta.Retrieved26 June2018.
- ^"Nukapu Island".Geoview.Retrieved26 June2018.
External links[edit]
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| Central | |
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| Choiseul | |
| Guadalcanal | |
| Isabel | |
| Makira-Ulawa | |
| Malaita | |
| Rennell and Bellona | |
| Temotu | |
| Western | |
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