Back Tikopia ACE تيكوبيا Arabic Tikopia AST Тыкопія Byelorussian Tikopia CEB Tikopia Danish Tikopia German Tikopia Estonian Tikopia Finnish Tikopia French
 NASA picture of Tikopia | |
 Tikopia and inset showing position | |
  Tikopia | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 12°17′47.3″S 168°49′55.0″E / 12.296472°S 168.831944°E |
| Archipelago | Solomon Islands |
| Area | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 380 m (1250 ft) |
| Highest point | Reani |
| Administration | |
| Province |  Temotu |
| Demographics | |
| Ethnic groups | Polynesian |
Tikopia 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]
- ^ Kelly, Celsus, O.F.M. La Austrialia del Espiritu Santo. The Journal of Fray Martín de Munilla O.F.M. and other documents relating to the Voyage of Pedro Fernández de Quirós to the South Sea (1605-1606) and the Franciscan Missionary Plan (1617-1627) Cambridge, 1966, p.39, 62.
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