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MalaitaVolcanic island, Solomon Islands, South Pacific Ocean. Located northeast of Guadalcanal, it is about 115 mi (185 km) long and 22 mi (35 km) across at its widest point and has an area of 1,870 sq mi (4,843 sq km). It is mountainous and covered with dense forests, and its interior has not yet been extensively explored. Malaita a volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, in the Solomon Islands (Melanesia). It is a possession of Great Britain. Area, 4,071 sq km. Population, 51,000 (1969). The inhabitants are Melanesians. Maximum elevation is 1,303 m. The island is covered with a dense tropical rain forest. There are plantations of coconut palms. The main city of the island is Auki. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Port Adams is a salt-water village on Malaita, and Malaita is the most savage island in the Solomons--so savage that no traders or planters have yet gained a foothold on it; while, from the time of the earliest bˆche-de-mer fishers and sandalwood traders down to the latest labor recruiters equipped with automatic rifles and gasolene engines, scores of white adventurers have been passed out by tomahawks and soft-nosed Snider bullets. The full moon rose over Malaita and shone down on Berande. I sailed in the teak-built ketch, the Minota, on a blackbirding cruise to Malaita, and I took my wife along. |
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