Rennell and Bellona
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Rennell and Bellona are a pair of remote Polynesian-inhabited islands in the southern Solomon Islands, noted for their unique culture and the UNESCO-listed Lake Tegano on Rennell.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Tegano | 0 |
| Rennell Island | 0 |
| Tigoa | 0 |
| Bellona Island | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
island ⓘ island ⓘ lake ⓘ province of the Solomon Islands ⓘ raised coral atoll ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| administrativeCentre | Tigoa ⓘ |
| capital | Tigoa ⓘ |
| climate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | formerly part of British Solomon Islands Protectorate ⓘ |
| country | Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Polynesian outliers
ⓘ
surface form:
Polynesian outlier
|
| currentStatus | province of an independent Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Bellonese
ⓘ
Polynesians ⓘ Rennellese ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Rennell and Bellona Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Rennell and Bellona Provincial Government
|
| hasCoastlineOn | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coral reefs
ⓘ
limestone cliffs ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bellona Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Tegano ⓘ Rennell Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
brackish water ecosystem
ⓘ
former lagoon of an uplifted coral atoll ⓘ largest raised coral atoll in the world ⓘ remoteness ⓘ traditional subsistence lifestyle ⓘ unique Polynesian culture ⓘ |
| language |
Rennellese
ⓘ
surface form:
Rennellese language
|
| locatedIn |
Melanesia
ⓘ
Rennell and Bellona self-linksurface differs ⓘ South Pacific Ocean ⓘ southern Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Rennell Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rennell Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| population | small population ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+11 ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | ancestor worship (historically) ⓘ |
| transport | limited air and sea access ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lake Tegano