Pileni

Pileni
NASA picture of the Reef Islands. Pileni is the island on the right off the northern coast
Pileni is located in Solomon Islands
Pileni
Pileni
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
ArchipelagoSolomon Islands
Area0.23 km2 (0.089 sq mi)
Administration
Solomon Islands
Demographics
Population200 (2009)
Map of the Reef Islands

Pileni is a culturally important island in the Reef Islands, Temotu Province, in the independent nation of Solomon Islands. Despite its location in Melanesia, the population of the islands is Polynesian.

Pileni has a population of below 300 inhabitants and is around 200 m (660 ft) wide and 500 m (1,600 ft) long. It is vulnerable to tsunamis and the sea level rising.[1]

  1. ^ "The adaptive capacity of Pileni Island community, Viakau Ward, Temotu Province, Solomon Islands" (PDF). Australian Government under the PACCSAP program. 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2014.