Olu Malau

	Olu Malau Olu Malau Islands ( Three Sisters Islands) are islands of Makira-Ulawa Province of Solomon Islands. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 24 metres. Literally, the name ''Olu Malau'' means "Three Islands" (''olu'' "three", ''malau'' "island"). The islands, from north to south, are: #Ali'ite #Malaulalo #Malaupaina Malaupaina is an island in the Solomon Islands; it is the southern one of the Olu Malau (Three Sisters) Islands located in Makira-Ulawa Province. It has an area of 6.37 km2. The first recorded sighting by Europeans of Malaupaina was by the Sp ... References Islands of the Solomon Islands Makira-Ulawa Province {{Solomons-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Makira-Ulawa Province Makira-Ulawa Province is one of the nine provinces of Solomon Islands. Geography The main part of the province is Makira Island. It has a population of 40,419 (2009). The capital is Kirakira. Makira-Ulawa Province includes Makira (San Cristobal), Ulawa, Uki Ni Masi, Owaraha (Santa Ana), Owariki (Santa Catalina), Pio and others. Makira Island is 3090km²: 139km long by 40km wide at around the centre of the island. Mountains run like a spine down the island's centre: the highest point reaches 1040 m, then falls steeply to the sea along its southern shore. Many rivers penetrate the island in roughly parallel lines every two to five kilometres. Makira has more inland swamps—and saltwater crocodiles—than any other island in the Solomon Islands. Its coast is the only part of the Solomons where the rare Olive, or Pacific Ridley, turtle is known to visit and nest. Because Makira Island was isolated for long stretches of time during periods of high sea level, a wide variety of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capital, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the wider area of the Solomon Islands (archipelago), which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (currently a part of Papua New Guinea), but excludes the Santa Cruz Islands. The islands have been settled since at least some time between 30,000 and 28,800 BCE, with later waves of migrants, notably the Lapita people, mixing and producing the modern indigenous Solomon Islanders population. In 1568, the Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña was the first European to visit them. Though not named by Mendaña, it is believed that the islands were called ''"the Solomons"'' by those who later receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ali'ite Ali'ite is an island in the Solomon Islands; it is the northern one of the Olu Malau (Three Sisters) Islands located in Makira-Ulawa Province. It has an area of 2.91 km2. The first recorded sighting by Europeans of Ali'ite was by the Spanish expedition of Álvaro de Mendaña in May 1568. More precisely the sighting of Ali'ite was due to a local voyage that set out from Guadalcanal in a small boat, in the accounts the brigantine ''Santiago'', commanded by Alférez Hernando Énriquez and having Hernán Gallego as pilot. They charted the three Olu Malau islands as ''Las Tres Marias'' (The Three Marys The Three Marys (also spelled Maries) are women mentioned in the canonical gospels' narratives of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, several of whom were, or have been considered by Christian tradition, to have been named Mary (the most co ... in Spanish).Brand, Donald D. ''The Pacific Basin: A History of its Geographical Explorations'' The American Geographical Society, New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Malaulalo Malaulalo is an uninhabited island in the Solomon Islands; it is the central one of the Olu Malau (Three Sisters) Islands located in Makira-Ulawa Province. It has an area of 3.34 km2. The first recorded sighting by Europeans of Malaulalo was by the Spanish expedition of Álvaro de Mendaña in May 1568. More precisely the sighting of Malaulalo was due to a local voyage that set out from Guadalcanal in a small boat, in the accounts the brigantine ''Santiago'', commanded by Alférez Hernando Énriquez and having Hernán Gallego as pilot. They charted the three Olu Malau islands as ''Las Tres Marias'' (The Three Marys in Spanish).Brand, Donald D. ''The Pacific Basin: A History of its Geographical Explorations'' The American Geographical Society, New York, 1967, p.133. See also * Desert island * List of islands This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water A body of water or waterbody (often spelled water body) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Malaupaina Malaupaina is an island in the Solomon Islands; it is the southern one of the Olu Malau (Three Sisters) Islands located in Makira-Ulawa Province. It has an area of 6.37 km2. The first recorded sighting by Europeans of Malaupaina was by the Spanish expedition of Álvaro de Mendaña in May 1568. More precisely the sighting of Malaupaina was due to a local voyage that set out from Guadalcanal in a small boat, in the accounts the brigantine ''Santiago'', commanded by Alférez Hernando Énriquez and having Hernán Gallego as pilot. They charted the three Olu Malau islands as ''Las Tres Marias'' (The Three Marys The Three Marys (also spelled Maries) are women mentioned in the canonical gospels' narratives of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, several of whom were, or have been considered by Christian tradition, to have been named Mary (the most co ... in Spanish).Brand, Donald D. ''The Pacific Basin: A History of its Geographical Explorations'' The American Geographical Soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Islands Of The Solomon Islands This is a list of islands of Solomon Islands, by province and archipelago. Islands Choiseul Province Choiseul Island Taro Island * Vaghena Island (Vaglena, Wagina) Western Province Shortland Islands Magusaiai * Alu Island (Shortland) * Pirumeri Fauro Island Masamasa * Ovau Treasury Islands Mono Island Stirling Island New Georgia Group *Vella Lavella Mbava Ranongga (Ghanongga) Simbo Ghizo Island Kolombangara (Kilimbangara) Vonavona Kohinggo New Georgia Tetepare Akara Rendova Vangunu Penjuku Nggatokae * Mborokua Isabel Province * Santa Isabel ** San Jorge * Central Province Russell Islands Nggela Islands (Florida Islands) * Nggela Sule (Florida Island) Tulagi (Tulaghi) Gavutu Tanambogo Savo Island Guadalcanal Province *Guadalcanal Malaita Province Malaita Maramasike (South Malaita, Small Malaita) Mbasakana Stewart Islands Mutuavi Faore Tehaolei Sikaian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]