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Shortland Island (once known as Alu) is the largest island of the Shortland Islands archipelago, in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands, at 7°3′S 155°45′ECoordinates: 7°3′S 155°45′E. The original name was a Melanesian word, while the current name was given to the island by Royal Navy officer John Shortland in 1788. Shortland was the naval commander of a 1777–79 voyage by the First Fleet to establish a penal colony at Botany Bay, Australia.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortland_Island
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Coordinates: 7°2'9"S 155°45'47"E
- Fauro 39 km
- Mono 43 km
- Choiseul 85 km
- Vella Lavella 100 km
- Ranongga 129 km
- Gizo 157 km
- Kolombangara 158 km
- Vonavona 187 km
- Kohinggo 191 km
- Bougainville 218 km
- Epicenter of m4.9 quake 31 km
- Maloini Bay 39 km
- Mono Airport (AGGO) 48 km
- Epicenter of m4.9 quake 102 km