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Makira topographic map

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Name: Makira topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Makira, Makira-Ulawa, Solomon Islands (-10.85098 161.26700 -10.18876 162.37895)

Average elevation: 56 m

Minimum elevation: -1 m

Maximum elevation: 1,013 m

A 182,550 ha tract of largely forested land encompassing the eastern part of the island has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it supports populations of several threatened or endemic bird species. The site extends from the rocky cliffs of the coast to the island's central Bauro Highlands, including the catchments of the Warihito and Raro Rivers, reaching an altitude of 1,200 m, and consisting largely of tropical rainforest. The landscape is rugged, with steep-sided valleys, many streams and waterfalls, and small perched floodplains. Potential threats to the environment are logging, invasive species and human population growth.[4]

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