East Rennell
Sign in to savesouthern portion of Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands
Key facts
- Location
- Rennell Island , Solomon Islands
- Criteria
- Natural: ix
- Inscription
- 1998 (22nd Session )
- Endangered
- 2013–
- Area
- 37,000 hectares (91,000 acres)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- raised coral atoll
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Located in
- Rennell Island
- Population
- 800
- Area
- 37000
- Body of water
- Pacific Ocean
- Image
- Dugout canoe Rennell.jpg
- Significant event
- list of World Heritage in Danger
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- Commons category
- Rennell Islands
- heritage designation
- World Heritage Site
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Encyclopedic overview
Houses on East Rennell island
East Rennell is the southern portion of Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands which is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Rennell is the largest raised coral atoll in the world and the area in East Rennell surrounding Lake Tegano contains many endemic species.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “East Rennell” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.