[2] As of December 2023, it shows up on Google Maps as a contiguous island.

The difference has been attributed to the rise in sea level due to climate change.

In 2016, The Guardian reported the island had been diminished by sea level rise and wave action.

[5] These lost islands varied in size from one to five hectares and were characterized by dense tropical vegetation that had thrived for at least 300 years.

[6] Nuatambu Island, which was once home to 35 families, has seen over half of its habitable area eroded away, with 75% of its houses destroyed by the sea since 2011[7] This Solomon Islands location article is a stub.