Simbo

Simbo
Highest point
Elevation	335 m (1,099 ft)
Coordinates	8°17′30″S 156°31′0″E / 8.29167°S 156.51667°ECoordinates: 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.

References

1. "Simbo". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
2. Hocart, A. M. (1922). "The cult of the dead in Eddystone of the Solomons." The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 52: 71-112.
3. Scheffler, H. W. (1962). "Kindred and kin groups in Simbo Island social structure." Ethnology 1(2): 135-157.