Taro Island
Taro Island | |
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 Taro, in red left, andChoiseul,centre. | |
  Taro Island Location in Solomon Islands | |
| Coordinates:06°42′41″S156°23′47″E/ 6.71139°S 156.39639°E | |
| Country | Solomon Islands |
| Province | Choiseul |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.44 km2(0.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 507 |
Taro Islandis a smallislandinSolomon Islandswith 507 inhabitants. It is the capital ofChoiseul Provinceand is located inChoiseul Bayoff the northwest coast.
Taro Island is home to theChoiseul Bay Airport,served bySolomon Airlineswith flights toGizoand other destinations.[1]
In September 2012, groundbreaking for the construction of a police housing project began. The project will be supervised by theChoiseul Provincepolice board, and will strengthen police presence on the island.[2]
The island is vulnerable tosea level rise.In 2016,John A. Church,Colin Woodroffe,and other Australian researchers fromCSIROpredicted that Taro Island would become the first provincial capital globally to relocate residents and services due to the threat of sea level rise.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^"Domestic Route Map".Solomon Airlines. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-01-27.Retrieved2007-03-17.
- ^Taro Police Housing ProjectArchived2013-02-02 atarchive.today,By Jennifer Kakai, 24 August 2012, Solomon Star News
- ^Peralta, Eyder (10 May 2016)."'Window Into The Future': Scientists Document Disappearing Islands ".NPR.Retrieved10 May2016.
- ^Albert, Simon (2016)."Interactions between sea-level rise and wave exposure on reef island dynamics in the Solomon Islands".Environmental Research Letters.11(5). IOP Publishing: 054011.doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/5/054011.
| Central | |
|---|---|
| Choiseul | |
| Guadalcanal | |
| Isabel | |
| Makira-Ulawa | |
| Malaita | |
| Rennell and Bellona | |
| Temotu | |
| Western | |
06°42′41″S156°23′47″E/ 6.71139°S 156.39639°E
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