Kolombangara

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Kolombangara

Native name: Nduke
General map of Kolombangara with neighbouring islands
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	7°58′S 157°04′E / 7.967°S 157.067°E / -7.967; 157.067
Archipelago	Solomon Islands
Area	687.8 km2 (265.6 sq mi)
Length	30 km (19 mi)
Highest elevation	1,770 m (5810 ft)
Highest point	Mount Veve
Administration
Solomon Islands
Province	Western

Kolombangara (sometimes spelled Kulambangara) is an island in the New Georgia Islands group of the nation state of Solomon Islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The name is from a local language, a rough translation of its meaning is "Water Lord" with approximately 80 rivers and streams running down its flanks.