Mala

Japanese: Mala
Mala

...An island in the central Solomon Islands in the southwest Pacific. It is also called Mala Island. It is 165 km long, 37 km wide at its widest point, and has an area of ​​3,840 km2. It has the largest population of the islands, 100,000 (1996). The center of the island is Auki on the west coast. It is mountainous, with the highest point at 1,432 m. In addition to the mountainous areas, people also live on artificial islands built in the lagoons on the coast. Langaranga Lagoon in the midwest is famous for producing shell currency. After World War II, the Martin Ruhr movement, a cargo cult, arose here. [Akimichi Tomoya]...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Mala" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…南西太平洋,ソロモン諸島中部の島。マラMala島ともよばれる。長さ165km,最大幅37km,面積3840km2。人口10万(1996)は諸島中最大。島の中心は西岸のアウキ。山がちで最高点は1432m。山岳地帯のほか,海岸部の礁湖内に造成された人工島にも居住する。中西部のランガランガ礁湖は貝貨の製作地として有名。第2次大戦後,カーゴ・カルトの一つ,マーティン・ルール運動がおこった。【秋道 智弥】…

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