Akara is an island of the
New Georgia archipelago in the
Western Province
Western Province or West Province may refer to:
* Western Province, Cameroon
*Western Province, Rwanda
*Western Province (Kenya)
*Western Province (Papua New Guinea)
*Western Province (Solomon Islands)
*Western Province, Sri Lanka
*Western Provin ...
,
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 capita ...
in the
South Pacific, east of
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
.
Geography
The island is located in the
Blanche Channel
Blanche Channel is a strait and waterway in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands.
It lies between New Georgia Island and Vangunu island on the northeast, and Rendova Island and Tetepare Island on the southwest.
The channel opens to the ...
, a waterway in the southeastern part of the archipelago that separates the islands of New Georgia and
Vangunu
Vangunu is an island, part of the New Georgia Islands in the Solomon Islands. It is located between New Georgia and Nggatokae Island. To the north and east of the island is Marovo Lagoon. The island has an area of .
There are a small number of ...
in the northeast from the islands of
Rendova
Rendova is an island in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, east of Papua New Guinea.
Geography
Rendova Island is a roughly rectangularly-shaped island, located in the South Pacific in the New Georgia Islands. The ...
and
Tetepare
Tetepare Island is the largest uninhabited island in the South Pacific, located at . It is a part of Western Province of the Solomon Islands. It covers approximately . Tetepare supports pristine lowland rainforest and a rich inshore marine area ...
in the southwest. Akara is separated from the southern foothills of New Georgia by a narrow waterway. The island is uninhabited.
References
External links
http://www.tetepare.org/
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Islands of the Solomon Islands
Western Province (Solomon Islands)