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Ranongga Island, Solomon Islands
Western Province
Ranongga is a 28 km long, narrow island, located 8km NE of Simbo Island and SW of Gizo.
The island's interior is rugged and food gardens are high on the hillsides. The summit is Mt Kela (869 m). There is a narrow footpath along the eastern side of the mountain, and across the centre of the island from east to west.
Most of the villages are located on the sheltered eastern side of the island. A thermal area 500 m south of Mondo village is used by locals to cook food. The island covers an area of 145 sq km, and had a population of 5059 at last census in 1999. The island was sighted in 1787 by sailors Read and Dale.
Ranongga Island was raised by 3m by the 8.1 magnitude earthquake which hit on 2nd April 2007.
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