| 词条 | Reef Islands |
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The Reef Islands are a loose collection of 16 islands in the northwestern part of the Solomon Islands province of Temotu. These islands have historically also been known by the names of Swallow Islands and Matema Islands. GeographyThe islands lie about {{convert|80|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Nendo, the largest of the Santa Cruz Islands. The center of the group is at approximately 10°12'36" S lat., 166°10'12" E. long. The islands are raised some five metres on the east and tilted west.[1] The islands are subject to tidal surges caused by cyclones and volcanic activity from nearby Tinakula volcano. The island soils are shallow yet fertile.[2] The islands or atolls of the group are:
Numa Miombilou or "Great Reef" is one continuous shoal, extending about {{convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of Nifiloli. About {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the south of this shoal are 4 small coral reefs:
Separated from these groups are what are called the "outer islands":
Population and languagesThe total population of the Reef Islands is about 5,600, according to 2003 estimates. This includes a Polynesian community, believed to be descendants of people from northern Tuvalu. Two very different languages are spoken in the Reef Islands, both Oceanic, yet genealogically and typologically very different. The inhabitants of Pileni, Matema, Nupani and Nukapu, speak Vaeakau-Taumako (a.k.a. Pileni), a Polynesian outlier language. The remaining Melanesian (non-Polynesian) population speaks Äiwoo, a member of the Reefs–Santa Cruz group of Oceanic.[3] See also
Notes1. ^{{cite web |title=Reef Islands |url=http://www.solomonencyclopaedia.net/biogs/E000246b.htm |website=Solomon Islands Historical Encyclopaedia 1893-1978 |accessdate=22 June 2018}} 2. ^{{cite web |title=Reef Islands - John Seach |url=http://www.volcanolive.com/reefislands.html |website=Volcano Live |accessdate=22 June 2018}} 3. ^Boerger, Brenda; Næss, Åshild; Vaa, Anders; Emerine, Rachel; Hoover, Angela. 2012. Sociological factors in Reefs-Santa Cruz language vitality: a 40 year retrospective. International Journal of the Sociology of Language. Volume 2012, Issue 214, Pages 111–152, ISSN (Online) 1613-3668, ISSN (Print) 0165-2516, DOI: 10.1515/ijsl-2012-0023. References
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