Simbo | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
Coordinates | 8°17′30″S 156°31′0″E / 8.29167°S 156.51667°E |
Geography | |
Location | Solomon Islands |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcanoes |
Volcanic arc/belt | Bougainville & Solomon Is. |
Last eruption | 1910 ± 10 years[1] |
Simbo is an island in the Solomon Islands; it is located in the Western Province. It was known to early Europeans as Eddystone Island.[2]
Simbo is actually two main islands, one small island called Nusa Simbo separated by a saltwater lagoon from a larger one. Collectively the islands are known to the local people as Mandegugusu, while in the rest of the Solomons the islands are referred to as Simbo.[3] Simbo has an active volcano called Ove as well several saltwater lagoons and a freshwater lake.
On April 2, 2007, Simbo was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami which is now known as the 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake. A 12 m tsunami destroyed two villages on the northern side of the island and killed 10 people.
Some of the historic cultural practices on Simbo are referenced in The Ghost Road, a novel by Pat Barker about World War I. The author used the research of Arthur Maurice Hocart and the psychoanalyst William Rivers.