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Salomon Islands

For the islands in the South Pacific, see Solomon Islands.

The Salomon Islands, an atoll of the British Indian Ocean Territory, are located in the Northeast of the Chagos Archipelago. The main islands in the group are Ile Boddam, with the former settlement, and a land area of 1.08 km2, and Ile Anglaise, only slightly smaller, both on the western rim of the reef. There is a passage into the lagoon, named Baie de Salomon, on the Northern side, between Ile Anglaise and Ile de la Passe. The total land area is about 5 km2.

The individual islets of the atoll are, starting in the North, clockwise:

  1. Ile de la Passe
  2. Ile Mapou
  3. Ile Tatamaka
  4. Ile Fouquet
  5. Ile Sepulture
  6. Ile Jacobin
  7. Ile Charles
  8. Ile Poule
  9. Ile Boddam
  10. Ile Diable
  11. Ile Anglaise
Last updated: 08-28-2005 12:23:11
Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
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