Ontong Java Atoll

Ontong Java
Native name:
Luangiua
NASA picture of Ontong Java Atoll
Ontong Java is located in Solomon Islands
Ontong Java
Ontong Java
Ontong Java is located in Pacific Ocean
Ontong Java
Ontong Java
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates5°16′S 159°21′E / 5.267°S 159.350°E / -5.267; 159.350
ArchipelagoGroup of three atolls
Total islands122
Major islandsLuaniua and Pelau
Area1,500 km2 (580 sq mi)
Highest elevation13 m (43 ft)
Administration
Province Malaita
Largest settlementLuaniua (pop. 1386)
Demographics
Population2085 (2006[1])
Ethnic groupsPolynesian 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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Ernst Sarfert and Hans Damm. Luangiua und Nukumanu. Ergebnisse der Südsee Expedition, 1908-1910. Hamburg 1931