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Rennell and Bellona is a province of the Solomon Islands comprising two inhabited atolls, Rennell and Bellona, or Mu Nggava and Mu Ngiki respectively in Polynesian, as well as the uninhabited Indispensable Reef. Rennell and Bellona are both Polynesian-inhabited islands within the Solomons. Most of the Solomon Islands being primarily Melanesian inhabited. They are thus considered Polynesian outliers. The atolls were officially discovered by Mathew Boyd of Camberwell, London, Commander of the merchant ship, Bellona, in 1793. The province has a combined population of 2,377 (1999). The Samoic language of the islands is, in English texts, called "Rennell". The capital is Tigoa on Rennell Island.
A dugout canoe on Lake Te Nggano
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Coordinates: 11°40′S 160°10′E / 11.667°S 160.167°E / -11.667; 160.167
Solomon Islands
