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The Reef Islands are a loose collection of 16 islands in the northwestern part of the Solomon Islands province of Temotu. These islands have historically also been known by the names of Swallow Islands and Matema Islands. ==Geography== The islands lie about 80 km (50 mi.) north of Nendo, the largest of the Santa Cruz Islands. The center of the group is at approximately 10°12'36" S lat., 166°10'12" E. long. The islands or atolls of the group are: *Lomlom *Nifiloli *Fenualoa *Ngalo *Ngawa *Ngandeli *Nyibangä Temââ *Nyibangä Nede *Matema Island *Ngatendo *Pigeon Island ''Numa Miombilou'' or "Great Reef" is one continuous shoal, extending about 25 km (15 mi.) west of Nifiloli. About 10 km (6 mi.) to the south of this shoal are 4 small coral reefs: *Malani *Malim *Manuwa *Matumbi Separated from these groups are what are called the "outer islands": *Nalongo and Nupani at 10°6'36" S. lat., 165°19'12" E. long., located at about 75 km (45 mi.) northwest of the main group *Nukapu located about 35 km (21 mi.) to the northwest of the main group *Makalom about 17 km (10 mi.) to the northwest of the main group *Pileni about 9 km (5.5 mi.) to the northwest of the main group *Patteson Shoal about 100 km (60 mi.) away from the main group 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reef Islands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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