Tikopia - Wikipedia
WEBTikopia is a volcanic island in Temotu Province, in the independent nation of Solomon Islands, southwestern Pacific Ocean. Although most of Solomon Islands is Melanesian, Tikopia is culturally Polynesian. The first Europeans arrived on 22 April 1606 as part of the Spanish expedition of Pedro Fernandes de Queirós. [1]
Tikopia Island - Place - Solomon Islands Encyclopaedia, 1893-1978
WEBTikopia Island is an isolated, small but high (Mt. Reani reaches 380 metres) Polynesian outlier island in the far southeast of the Solomons. The island is a remnant of an extinct volcano, and was first sighted by Europeans when …
Tikopia - Encyclopedia.com
WEBTikopia is a little, isolated, high island, primarily an extinct volcano with fringing coral reef, rising to a peak of 350 meters but extending only 4.6 square kilometers. It is in the southeast of the Solomons, at 168 ° 50 ′ E and 12 ° 18 ′ S. Historically, until the mid-1950s, the Tikopia people occupied only this island.
Tikopia - Wikiwand articles
WEBTikopia is a volcanic island in Temotu Province, in the independent nation of Solomon Islands, southwestern Pacific Ocean. Although most of Solomon Islands is Melanesian, Tikopia is culturally Polynesian. The first Europeans arrived on 22 April 1606 as part of the Spanish expedition of Pedro Fernandes de Queirós. [1]
Discovering Tikopia - Superyacht Stories
WEBThe steep, forest covered sides of the eroded volcano plunge without hesitation, deep into the clearest waters of the Pacific. There are no restaurants, no bars and no over water bungalows. In fact, there is no power save for a few modest solar panels, no modern houses and no landing at low tide.
Tikopia Island, Solomon Islands - John Seach - Volcano Live
WEBTikopia is a small isolated island in the far east of the Solomon Islands. The island is an extinct volcano. The residents of Tikopia are Polynesian and physically similar to people from Samoa. Lake Te Roto covers an old volcanic crater 80 m deep.
Tikopia - Summary - eHRAF World Cultures
WEBTikopia is a little, isolated, high island, primarily an extinct volcano with fringing coral reef, rising to a peak of 350 meters but of only 4.6 square kilometers in extent. It is in the southeast of the Solomons, at 168 degrees 50 minutes …
Tikopia - Description - eHRAF World Cultures
WEBTikopia is a small volcanic island that is part of the Solomon Islands. The inhabitants are Polynesian in language and culture. The Tikopia are primarily agriculturalists and fishermen, living in more than 20 nucleated villages, situated along the sandy coastal strip.
Tikopia: take a step inside a remote civilization - Euronews
WEBNov 15, 2018 · A documentary about a 3,000-year-old civilization. In 2012, after 12 days of sailing, film director Corto Fajal and co-producer John Erling Utsi, landed on Tikopia, a small island in the...
Tikopia - SpringerLink
WEBTikopia is a small high island, the peak of an old volcano, with the original crater forming a small lake. The island is 3 miles long and 2 miles wide with sandy flat lands to the south and fertile volcanic soil around the mountain ridge.
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