Simbo Island

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Simbo Island is a small volcanic island in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands, known for its local Austronesian languages and traditional Melanesian culture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Simbo Island canonical 7
Nusa Simbo 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
archipelago Solomon Islands archipelago
linked to: Solomon Islands
country Solomon Islands
hasAdministrativeDivision local wards of Western Province
hasAlternativeName Eddystone Island
hasClimate tropical climate
hasCulturalHeritage indigenous Melanesian traditions
hasCulturalPractice customary land tenure
oral storytelling
traditional ceremonies
traditional dance
traditional music
hasCulturalRegion Western Solomons
linked to: Russell Islands
hasEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale cash cropping
subsistence agriculture
hasEthnicCulture Melanesian culture
hasFeature coastal villages
coral reefs nearby
volcanic terrain
hasGeologicalOrigin volcanic
hasHazard earthquake risk
tsunami risk
hasLanguage Simbo language
hasLanguageFamily Austronesian languages
hasLanguageSubgroup Oceanic languages
hasLinguisticCharacteristic local Austronesian languages
hasLocalName Simbo
hasMarineEnvironment tropical marine ecosystem
hasPopulationCharacteristic small population
hasPrimarySubsistence gardening
reef fishing
hasReligion Christianity
hasSettlementType rural communities
hasTraditionalBeliefSystem Melanesian customary beliefs
hasTraditionalCulture traditional Melanesian culture
hasTransportation boat access
inhabitedBy Melanesian peoples
linked to: Melanesians
locatedIn Solomon Islands
South Pacific Ocean
Western Province
locatedInTimeZone UTC+11
partOf New Georgia Islands
region Melanesia

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Simbo spokenIn Simbo Island
Simbo isSpokenOn Simbo Island
Western Province (Solomon Islands) hasIsland Simbo Island
Simbo language spokenIn Simbo Island
Simbo language locatedOn Simbo Island
Mandegusu hasSettlement Nusa Simbo
linked to: Simbo Island
Mandegusu hasAlternativeName Simbo Island