Tikopia is a volcanic island in Temotu Province, in the independent nation of Solomon Islands, southwestern Pacific Ocean. Although most of Solomon Islands is Melanesian, Tikopia is culturally Polynesian. Its remoteness has enabled much of its culture to persist.

Tikopia Island is an isolated, small but high (Mt. Reani reaches 380 metres) Polynesian outlier island in the far southeast of the Solomons. The island is a remnant of an extinct volcano, and was first sighted by Europeans when Spanish explorer Quiros ventured there in 1606.

Apr 8, 2025 · Explore Tikopia, a remote Polynesian island, preserving its rich culture and sustainable practices amidst modern challenges.

Tikopia is a very small (5 km²) and remote island located in the state of the Salomon Islands. Although the area is mainly inhabited by Melanesian populations, the 1200 Tikopia natives which live almost in autarky are from a polynesian background.

Apr 7, 2025 · Tikopia Island, Temotu Province - After several years working with the Small Grants Programme (SGP), funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and administered by UNDP, I thought I had a good sense of what “remote” meant in the Solomon Islands. I’ve been to the Reef Islands in Temotu Province, and coming from a community in Western ...

Tikopia is what’s termed a Polynesian outlier, that is, outside what is normally considered to be a cultural area of the Polynesian people; a realm roughly forming a triangle, spanning from New Zealand in the southwest, Hawaii in the North, and Easter Island in the east.

Tikopia is a little, isolated, high island, primarily an extinct volcano with fringing coral reef, rising to a peak of 350 meters but extending only 4.6 square kilometers. It is in the southeast of the Solomons, at 168 ° 50 ′ E and 12 ° 18 ′ S. Historically, until the mid-1950s, the Tikopia people occupied only this island. But then ...

Tikopia, a Polynesian community near the eastern border of the Solomon Islands, is arguably the most thoroughly documented small-scale society in the ethnographic record. That documentation exists primarily as a result of investigations by Sir Raymond Firth in …

Tikopia is a small, high island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Solomon Islands, in its furthest southeast region and is one of the countries that make up Melanesia, but it is culturally Polynesian.

Nov 15, 2018 · Tikopia is far from any traditional maritime route, its singular civilization has evolved up until the present day almost without any external influences. The island is ruled by tribal chiefs and...