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.

Polynesian outliers hasExample Rennell and Bellona
British Solomon Islands Protectorate includes Rennell and Bellona
Rennell and Bellona locatedIn Rennell and Bellona self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Lake Tegano