Pigeon Island (Solomon Islands)

Pigeon Island is of one of the Reef Islands in Temotu Province, in the independent nation of Solomon Islands, 360 nautical miles from Honiara. The island is 274 by 91 metres.[1] In local language the island is called Ngarando, which means a faraway place.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hepworth, Tom and Diana ( - 1994)". Solomon Islands Historical Encyclopaedia 1893-1978. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  2. ^ Phare, Jane (27 January 2001). "Stranger in paradise sours a dream". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 June 2018.

10°18′13″S 166°17′42″E / 10.3035°S 166.2950°E / -10.3035; 166.2950