This carved wooden figure of multiple heads is by Kuai Maueha, Polynesian artist from the tiny raised coral atoll of Bellona in Solomon Islands, who died in 1981. A very religious person he was ...

It is made up of 33 atolls and reef islands, along with one raised coral island. The country is divided into three main groups: the Gilbert Islands, the Phoenix Islands, and the Line Islands.

She further emphasized, "Our research enhances understanding of reef island adjustment capacities in raised atolls and provides a benchmark for shoreline change rates for atolls, given the minimal ...