Tikopia
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Tikopia is a small, remote Polynesian outlier island in the Solomon Islands, renowned for its traditional social structure and sustainable land-use practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tikopia canonical | 3 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polynesian outlier
ⓘ
island ⓘ |
| administrativeHistory | part of British Solomon Islands Protectorate (historical) ⓘ |
| agriculturalPractice | swidden horticulture (historical, largely replaced by permanent gardens) ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
banana
ⓘ
breadfruit ⓘ coconut ⓘ taro ⓘ yam ⓘ |
| area | about 5 square kilometres ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | brought under British influence in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| country | Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Polynesians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | four chiefs (ariki) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central volcanic peak
ⓘ
freshwater crater lake (historical, later drained) ⓘ fringing reef ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Tikopia language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Polynesian religion (historical) ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | coastal villages ⓘ |
| knownFor |
intensive agroforestry
ⓘ
population control practices ⓘ sustainable land-use practices ⓘ traditional social structure ⓘ |
| landUse |
intensive horticulture
ⓘ
multi-storey tree gardens ⓘ terraced gardens ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Melanesia
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ Temotu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableResearcher | Raymond Firth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Santa Cruz Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | about 1,200 people (approximate, varies by census) ⓘ |
| populationDensity | very high for a small island ⓘ |
| researchSiteFor | anthropology ⓘ |
| shape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
clan-based system
ⓘ
patrilineal descent groups ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Solomon Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInWork | We, the Tikopia (by Raymond Firth) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sustainabilityPractice |
careful soil management
ⓘ
intensive tree cropping ⓘ limited livestock keeping ⓘ strict population regulation ⓘ taboos on resource use ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+11 ⓘ |
| transport | access mainly by boat ⓘ |
| vulnerability |
cyclones
ⓘ
sea-level rise ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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