Geography
This island is located in the New Georgia Group, an archipelago including most of the other larger islands in the province. About 72;km (45 miles) long, it forms part of the southern boundary of the New Georgia Sound; Kolombangara lies across the Kula Gulf to the west, Vangunu is to the east, and Rendova to the south, across the Blanche Channel.
The island is rugged and heavily forested.
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