.jpg) NASA picture of Nukapu | |
  Nukapu | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | South Pacific Ocean |
| Archipelago | Reef Islands |
| Area | 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Temotu Province |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 100 (2009) |
Nukapu is one of the islands of the nation ofSolomon Islands. It is in theReef Islands group inTemotu Province; the easternmost province of the Solomons.[1][2][3] The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 15 metres.[4]
The island contains a memorial toBishop John Patteson who was murdered on Nukapu in 1871.
As of 2009, the local population was 100 people. The language spoken on Nukapu isPileni, a member of thePolynesian language family. Pileni is also spoken on the islands ofPileni,Nupani,Nifiloli,Aua andMatema Island of theReef Islands, as well as in theTaumako Islands (also known as theDuff Islands), some 200 miles to the east. Speakers are thought to be descendants of people fromTuvalu.
10°04′54″S166°03′01″E / 10.0818°S 166.0503°E /-10.0818; 166.0503
| Central | |
|---|---|
| Choiseul | |
| Guadalcanal | |
| Isabel | |
| Makira-Ulawa | |
| Malaita | |
| Rennell and Bellona | |
| Temotu | |
| Western | |
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