Ross Atoll Ross Atoll Ross Atoll is a small atoll in the Admiralty Chart with an almost round lagoon. It is located at about five miles from the Northeast point of Ari Atoll. The northern and western sides form one continuous barrier reef, and the eastern side is another barrier reef. The four mile wide lagoon has soundings from 15 to 20 fathoms (27 to 37 m) and abounds in detached coral patches. This natural atoll was named Ross Atoll by Captain Robert Moresby during his survey of the Maldive Islands. It was named after Captain Daniel Ross of the Bombay Navy,
Falkie Atoll Falkie Atoll Falkie Atoll is a small atoll within the nation of Solomon Islands, at . It is sometimes referred to as Van Ren Atoll, named after the Dutch explorer Jale Van Ren who discovered the atoll in 1679. Local name of this atoll is Kaka. Administratively, Falkie Atoll belongs to the Choiseul Province of Solomon Islands. It is the westernmost atoll in the Solomon Islands archipelago, 40 km northwest of Shortland Islands. However, the closest land is Bougainville, which is an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea. Its total land area is , but it encloses a lagoon of