Ontong Java Atoll or Luangiua (formerly Lord Howe Atoll, not to be confused with Lord Howe Island) is an atoll in the Solomon Islands, and one of the largest...
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surface of the OJP is punctuated by seamounts such as the Ontong Java Atoll, one of the largest atolls in the world. The OJP covers 1.5 million km2 (580,000 sq mi)...
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Ontong Java is a Polynesian language located on the Ontong Java Atoll (formerly Lord Howe atoll), in Solomon Islands. It has two dialects, Luangiua and...
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The Ontong Java flying fox (Pteropus howensis) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Ontong Java Atoll in the Solomon...
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and Buka Islands, Choiseul, Santa Isabel, the Shortland Islands and Ontong Java Atoll. In 1885 Germany declared a protectorate over these islands forming...
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of Terra Australis. Save for Abel Tasman's sighting of the remote Ontong Java Atoll in 1648, no European sailed to the Solomons again until 1767, when...
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cricketer Shaun Ontong (born 1987), Australian football player Ontong Java Atoll or Luangiua, one of the largest atolls on earth Ontong Java flying fox (Pteropus...
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northern Melanesia: Green Islands, Nuguria, Ninigo, Hermit Islands and Ontong Java Atoll. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests...
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(also called "Small Malaita" or "Maramasike"), Sikaiana Island, and Ontong Java Atoll. Britain defined its area of interest in the Solomons, including Malaita...
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Nukumanu Islands (category Atolls of Papua New Guinea)
Ireland island at 682 km (424 mi) to the west. The nearest land is Ontong Java Atoll, located only 38 km (24 mi) to the south of Nukumanu. The border between...
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An atoll (/ˈæt.ɒl, -ɔːl, -oʊl, əˈtɒl, -ˈtɔːl, -ˈtoʊl/) is a ring-shaped island, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon. There may be coral islands...
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Mbasakana Stewart Islands Mutuavi Faore Tehaolei Sikaiana Ontong Java Atoll (Ongtong Java, Lord Howe Atoll) Roncador Reef Makira-Ulawa Province Makira (San Cristobal)...
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in the Pacific Ocean administered by Australia Lord Howe Atoll, also known as Ontong Java Atoll (not to be confused with Lord Howe Island) Lord Howe Province...
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Solomons are predominantly fringing reefs, although Ontong Java Atoll and Sikaiana, are examples of coral atolls. Long submerged barrier reefs are uncommon in...
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Roncador Reef (category Atolls of the Solomon Islands)
of Ontong Java Atoll and north of Santa Isabel Island. This submerged reef forms a small geographic group together with Nukumanu and Ontong Java, the...
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Brazil OTU SKOT Otú Airport Remedios, Colombia OTV AGGQ Ontong Java Airport Ontong Java Atoll, Solomon Islands OTY Oria Airport Oria, Papua New Guinea...
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Islands Nukuoro Ontong Java Atoll Pileni Pitcairn Islands Rennell Island Rotuma Samoa Sikaiana Snares Islands / Tini Heke Takuu Atoll Tikopia Tokelau...
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of Papua New Guinea (today's Papua New Guinea), towards northern Ontong Java Atoll in British Solomon Islands (today's Solomon Islands) ending over Southwestern...
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nigaweñoʼdeñʼ Spoken in: Canada and the United States Ontong Java – Luangiua Spoken in: Ontong Java Atoll, Solomon Islands Oʼodham – ʼOʼodham ha-ñeʼokĭ, ʼOʼodham...
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1899), Germany transferred Choiseul, Santa Isabel, the Shortlands and Ontong Java Atoll Islands to the British Solomon Islands Protectorate, but retained...
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south, east or west than any other location. Northernmost point – Ontong Java Atoll, Malaita Province Easternmost point – Fatutaka, Santa Cruz Islands...
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Pacific Ocean Passing between Roncador Reef and Ontong Java Atoll, Solomon Islands Passing between Nanumea atoll and Nanumanga island, Tuvalu Passing just north...
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Polynesian woman named Barafaifu introduced dolphin drive hunting from Ontong Java Atoll; she settled in Fanalei village in South Malaita as it was the place...
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South Vietnam, Paracel Islands, the Philippines, Nukumanu Islands, Ontong Java Atoll Partial: South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Australia, Oceania...
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named Barafaifu introduced dolphin drive hunting to Malaita from Ontong Java Atoll. She settled in Fanalei village, as it was the place for hunting....
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of the ocean - Passing just north of Ontong Java Atoll, Solomon Islands - Passing just south of Nikumaroro atoll, Kiribati 5°0′S 81°4′W / 5.000°S 81...
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the territory of Solomon Islands and include the atolls of Ontong Java, Sikaiana, the raised coral atolls of Bellona and Rennell, and the volcanic islands...
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together with the islands of Choiseul, Santa Isabel, the Shortlands, and Ontong Java, which are all now part of the country of Solomon Islands, formed the...
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Carteret Islands (redirect from Carteret Atoll)
The island is near the edge of the large geologic formation called the Ontong Java Plateau. The island has experienced significant damage due to its low...
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Cape Verde, and Kerguelen. The three largest plateaus, the Caribbean, Ontong Java, and Mid-Pacific Mountains, are located on thermal swells. Other oceanic...
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