Vaghena Island
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Wagina Island, or as it used to be misspelled in colonial times Vaghena Island is a small community in the Solomon Islands
with 320 inhabitants, most of whom live along the shores of the Kenli Bay, where a small docking station is built for both residents and visitors.
There are three villages in Wagina: Kukutin, Arariki and Nikumaroro. The inhabitants of this island are ethnic I-Kiribati (Micronesians), who were relocated to the British Solomon Islands Protectorate (today: Solomon Islands) from the islands of Orona (Hull Island) and Nikumaroro (Gardener Island).
The easiest way to reach Wagina is by plane to Kagau Airstrip, Choiseul Province, from Honiara (currently twice a week), From Kagau it takes only 45 - 60 minutes by OBM to Wagina.
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
with 320 inhabitants, most of whom live along the shores of the Kenli Bay, where a small docking station is built for both residents and visitors.
There are three villages in Wagina: Kukutin, Arariki and Nikumaroro. The inhabitants of this island are ethnic I-Kiribati (Micronesians), who were relocated to the British Solomon Islands Protectorate (today: Solomon Islands) from the islands of Orona (Hull Island) and Nikumaroro (Gardener Island).
The easiest way to reach Wagina is by plane to Kagau Airstrip, Choiseul Province, from Honiara (currently twice a week), From Kagau it takes only 45 - 60 minutes by OBM to Wagina.