Fatutaka or Fatu Taka is a small high island in the Solomon Islands province of Temotu. It is the easternmost landfall in that nation. The island, located at 12°0'36" S. lat. and 170°10'12" E. long., is the remnant of an extinct volcano. It is a small rocky outcropping, rising to an elevation of 122 m (400 ft.). The total land area of the island is 1.6 km² (0.625 sq. mi.). Fatutaka lies approximately 60 km (37.5 mi.) southeast from Anuta. High Island is the name of several places in the United States: Communities High Island, Texas Islands High Island (Michigan) High Island (New York) High Island (Connecticut) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Temotu is the easternmost province of the Solomon Islands. ... Latitude, denoted by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ... Map of Earth showing curved lines of longitude Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ, describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the Earths interior made molten or liquid by extremely high temperatures along with a reduction in pressure and/or the introduction of water or other volatiles) erupts through the surface of the planet. ... Anuta is a small high island in the southeastern part of the Solomon Islands province of Temotu. ...
The island's soil is rocky, and not especially fertile, although it has in the past been used as a gardening location for the people of Anuta. Part of a garden in Bristol, England A flower bed in the gardens of Bristol Zoo, England Checkered flower bed in Tours, France A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. ...
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