One of the Solomon Islands of the south-west Pacific
Vanikoro
Vanikoro from space. Courtesy NASA
Geography
Archipelago
Santa Cruz Islands
Area
173 km2 (67 sq mi)
Administration
Solomon Islands
Province
Temotu
Demographics
Population
1293 (2009)
Ethnic groups
Melanesian, Polynesian
Vanikoro (sometimes wrongly named Vanikolo) is an island in the Santa Cruz group, located 118 kilometres (73 miles) to the Southeast of the main Santa Cruz group. It is part of the Temotu Province of Solomon Islands.
The name Vanikoro is always used as though it referred to a single island, due to both its geophysical and cultural unity. However, technically it is a group of several nearby islands surrounded by a single belt of coral reef. Only the two major islands are inhabited: the bigger one Banie, and the smaller one Teanu (or Tevai). Other, uninhabited islets in the Vanikoro group include Manieve, Nomianu and Nanunga. The total area of the Vanikoro group is 173 square kilometres (66.8 square miles).
Vanikoro (sometimes wrongly named Vanikolo) is an island in the Santa Cruz group, located 118 kilometres (73 miles) to the Southeast of the main Santa...
Utupua and Vanikoro, each a group of three related languages. Utupua and Vanikoro were formerly classified together as the Utupua–Vanikoro languages or...
(Vano, Alavano, Alavana) is a nearly extinct language of the island of Vanikoro in the easternmost province of the Solomon Islands. As of 2012, it is only...
to be divergent Austronesian languages. The neighbouring languages of Vanikoro are also heavily relexified Austronesian languages. An indigenous sign...
Tanema (Tetawo, Tetau) is a nearly extinct language of the island of Vanikoro, in the easternmost province of the Solomon Islands. As of 2012, Tanema is...
Vanikoro, in the easternmost province of the Solomon Islands. The language receives its name from Teanu, the island located northeast of the Vanikoro...
Vanikoro plicata is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae. It has a strongly ribbed surface, up to 2...
rather than genetic grouping), including Utupua and Vanikoro. Blench doubts that Utupua and Vanikoro are closely related, and thus should not be grouped...
Vanikoro mauritii is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae. Vanikoro mauritii (Recluz, 1845). WoRMS (2009)...
Vanikoro kilburni is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae. This species occurs in the Indian Ocean in...
Vanikoro cancellata is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae. Aldabra Chagos Mozambique Tanzania Vanikoro...
The Vanikoro flying fox (Pteropus tuberculatus), also known locally as the basapine, is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It has only been found...
Vanikoro ligata is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae. This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off...
Santa Cruz group are Vanikoro (which is actually made up of two islands, Banie and its small neighbor Teanu) and Utupua. Vanikoro has an area of 173.2...
Vanikoro cuvieriana is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae. The size of an adult shell varies between...
Vanikoro granulosa is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae. Vanikoro granulosa Recluz, 1845. WoRMS...
Vanikoro striatus is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae. Vanikoro striatus (d’Orbigny, 1842). WoRMS...
Vanikoro gueriniana is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae. This marine species occurs in the Red Sea...
The Vanikoro flycatcher (Myiagra vanikorensis) is a species of monarch flycatcher in the family Monarchidae. It has a slightly disjunct distribution, occurring...
The Vanikoro monarch (Mayrornis schistaceus) is a species of bird in the monarch family endemic to the Santa Cruz Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical...
Jean-François de La Pérouse was wrecked on Vanikoro; a rescue expedition led by Bruni d'Entrecasteaux sailed to Vanikoro but found no trace of La Pérouse. The...
1891 – 14 September 1990) was an Australian coastwatcher on the island of Vanikoro in the South Pacific Area during the Second World War. She was Australia's...
(1,558) isolated islands and groups Duff Islands (509) Utupua (1,168) Vanikoro (1,293) Tikopia (1,285) The islands or island groups which make up the...
an area of 519 km2. Vanikoro is 190 km2, and Utupua is 69 km2. The highest peak in the Santa Cruz islands (924 m) is on Vanikoro. Nendö reaches over 500...
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