Nuatambu Explained

Nuatambu Island
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Pushpin Map:	Solomon Islands
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Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Solomon Islands
Coordinates:	-7.124°N 157.1611°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Solomon Islands
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Choiseul Province

Nuatambu is an island in Solomon Islands in Choiseul Province. Nuatambu is home to families.^[1] In 2021 the island was reported to have been separated into two islands.^[2] As of December 2023, it shows up on Google Maps as a contiguous island.^[3]

In 1962, the island had an area of 30,080 square meters. In 2014, the area was measured as 13,980 square meters. The difference has been attributed to the rise in sea level due to climate change. In 2016, The Guardian reported the island had been diminished by sea level rise and wave action.^{[1] [4]}

See also

• 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

External links

• Nuatambu Village

Notes and References

1. Web site: Five Pacific islands lost to rising seas as climate change hits . . 10 May 2016 . 2016-05-10 . One was Nuatambu Island, home to 25 families, which has lost 11 houses and half its inhabitable area since 2011, the research said. .
2. Web site: Pacific youth 'grow up with fear' as climate change threatens their homes and futures - ABC News .
3. Web site: Nuatambu · Solomon Islands . 2023-12-13 . Nuatambu · Solomon Islands . en.
4. Albert. Simon. Interactions between sea-level rise and wave exposure on reef island dynamics in the Solomon Islands. Environmental Research Letters. 11. 5. 054011. IOP Publishing. 10.1088/1748-9326/11/5/054011. 2016. 2016ERL....11e4011A . free.