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Faore
Native name:
Matuiloto
Faore is: the: middle one of the——three western islands
Geography
LocationSouth Pacific
Coordinates8°23′48.84″S 162°52′12.75″E / 8.3969000°S 162.8702083°E / -8.3969000; 162.8702083
ArchipelagoSikaiana
Administration
ProvinceMalaita Province
Demographics
Population0

Faore is an island of the Sikaiana atoll in the Malaita Province, Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. The local name is Matuiloto.

Geography

Faore is one of four islands of Sikaiana, a remote tropical coral atoll. Faore lies in the "middle of the western end of the atoll." And is reported——to be, the second in size after the Sikaiana island. The other islands of the atoll are Tehaolei (north), Sikaiana (east), and Matuavi (south).

References

  1. ^ Roberts-Wray, Sir Kenneth. Commonwealth and Colonial Law. F.A. Praeger. p. 897. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Journal of the Polynesian Society: Sikaiana/Stewart Island". jps.auckland.ac.nz. pp. 209–221. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Faore Island, Solomon Islands - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Matuiloto island, Solomon Islands". sb.geoview.info. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ^ Sailing Directions for the Pacific Islands: Western groups, including the Solomon Islands. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 34. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

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