Ontong Java redirects here. For the undersea plateau, see
Ontong Java Plateau. Ontong Java Atoll is the northernmost tract of land in the
Solomon Islands, over 250 km north of
Santa Isabel Island, and is an outlying part of
Malaita Province. It is sometimes referred to as Lord Howe Atoll which is not to be confused with
Lord Howe Island which is east of Australia. Other alternative names are Luangiua and Leuangiua. The entire size of the atoll is 1400 km², however only 12 km² is land spread out over 122 small islets. The islands are mostly low-lying coral formations, the highest elevation being 13 metres.
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Ontong Java is een
atol in de provincie
Malaita in de
Salomonseilanden die uit 122 eilanden bestaat. De atol omvat 12 km² en steekt nauwelijks boven de zeespiegel uit. Het hoogste punt is 13 m. Er wonen ongeveer 1800 mensen op de grotere eilanden Luaniua en Pelau.Er komen slechts twee zoogdieren voor, de geïntroduceerde
Polynesische rat (Rattus exulans) en de vleermuis
Pteropus howensis.De belangrijkste eilandjes hebben de volgende namen: Avaha, Henguia, Henguialloko, Henuakai, Ini, Kapai, Kea' auloa, Ke Ila, Keava Kapu, Keku Lau, Kekumounga, Kemalu, Kokolu, Ko' olau, Luaniua, Muli, Au, Ngikolo, Nuaka' a, Oaku, Pe Kahi, Pelau, Selelva' a
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Ontong Java is an Ellicean language spoken in the Solomon Islands.
The language is: Ontong Java