Ndeni Island

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Ndeni Island is the largest island of the Santa Cruz Islands in the Solomon Islands, known for its remote location and historical role in early European exploration of the Pacific.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Ndeni Island canonical 1
Ndeno Island 1
Ndenu Island 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
administrativeCenterOf Temotu Province
alsoKnownAs Ndende
Ndeni
Nendo
Santa Cruz Island
archipelago Santa Cruz Islands
capitalOfProvinceLocatedOn Lata
country Solomon Islands
discoveredByEuropeansInCentury 16th century
governedAsPartOf Temotu Province
hasAirport Lata Airport
hasBay Graciosa Bay
linked to: Graciosa Bay area
hasEcosystem coastal marine ecosystem
tropical rainforest
hasFeature coral reefs nearby
tropical climate
volcanic origin
hasHistoricalEvent Spanish exploration landings in the 16th century
hasHistoricalSignificance early contact site between Europeans and Pacific Islanders
hasInfrastructure airstrip at Lata
hasMainTown Lata
hasPort Graciosa Bay
linked to: Graciosa Bay area
hasSettlement Graciosa Bay
linked to: Graciosa Bay area

Lata
hasTransportLink domestic flights to Honiara via Lata Airport
knownFor remote location
role in early European exploration of the Pacific
languageRegion Temotu languages area
largestIslandOf Santa Cruz Islands
locatedEastOf main Solomon Islands chain
locatedIn Melanesia
Pacific Ocean
Santa Cruz Islands
Temotu Province
locatedInHemisphere Eastern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
locatedInTimeZone UTC+11
ocean Pacific Ocean
partOf Santa Cruz Islands
Solomon Islands archipelago
linked to: Solomon Islands
province Temotu Province
provinceCapital Lata
region Eastern Solomon Islands
sovereignState Solomon Islands
visitedBy Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Nendo Island alsoKnownAs Ndeni Island
Nendo Island alsoKnownAs Ndenu Island
linked to: Ndeni Island
Nendo Island alsoKnownAs Ndeno Island
linked to: Ndeni Island
Western Province (Solomon Islands) hasIsland Tetepare Island
linked to: Ndeni Island