Native name: Luangiua | |
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 NASA picture of Ontong Java Atoll | |
  Ontong Java  Ontong Java | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 5°16′S 159°21′E / 5.267°S 159.350°E |
| Archipelago | Group of three atolls |
| Total islands | 122 |
| Major islands | Luaniua and Pelau |
| Area | 1,500 km2 (580 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province |  Malaita |
| Largest settlement | Luaniua (pop. 1386) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 2085 (2006[1]) |
| Ethnic groups | Polynesian 100% |
Ontong Java Atoll or Luangiua (formerly Lord Howe Atoll, not to be confused with Lord Howe Island) [2] is an atoll in Solomon Islands, and one of the largest atolls on earth.
It is inhabited by a Polynesian community of about 2,400 people, who speak the Ontong Java language.
- ^ Bayliss-Smith, Tim; Gough, Katherine; Christensen, Andreas Egelund; Kristensen, Soren pilgaard (2010). "Managing Ontong Java: Social institutions for production and governance of atoll resources in Solomon Islands". Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography. 31 (1): 55–69. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9493.2010.00385.x.
- ^ Ernst Sarfert and Hans Damm. Luangiua und Nukumanu. Ergebnisse der Südsee Expedition, 1908-1910. Hamburg 1931