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East Rennell

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southern 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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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.

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