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Sponsored LinksTravel reviews & great deals at TripAdvisor: Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands, independent Commonwealth nation (2005 est. pop. 538,000), c.15,500 sq mi (40,150 sq km), SW Pacific, E of New Guinea. The islands that constitute the nation of the Solomon Islands—Guadalcanal, Malaita, New Georgia, the Santa Cruz Islands, Choiseul, Ysabel (Santa Isabel), San Cristobal (Makira), the Shortland Islands, and countless smaller islands—are only part of the 900-mi (1,448-km) Solomon Islands chain, which also includes Bougainville and Buka, which are politically part of Papua New Guinea. Administratively, the country is divided into nine provinces and the capital territory, which is Honiara, on Guadalcanal. Sections in this article: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Solomon Islands from Infoplease:
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- Solomon Islands: History - History A Spanish explorer, Álvaro de Mendeña de Neira, was the first European to ...
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