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Solomon Islands

Infoplease has everything you need to know about Solomon Islands. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about Solomon Islands's geography, history, government, economy,…

Solomon Islands Map

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Solomon Islands

(Encyclopedia) Solomon Islands, independent Commonwealth nation (2015 est. pop. 587,000), 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 Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Solomon Islands Index: Geography People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Solomon Islands Relations GEOGRAPHYThe…

Guadalcanal

(Encyclopedia) Guadalcanal Guadalcanal gwädəlkənălˈ [key], volcanic island, c.2,510 sq mi (6,500 sq km), South Pacific…

Tetepare

(Encyclopedia) Tetepare,Tetepare,tāˈtəpäˌrā [key], raised coral island 46 sq mi (118 sq km), S Western prov., Solomon Islands, SW Pacific, separated from New Georgia by the Blanche Channel. It is the…

Honiara

(Encyclopedia) Honiara Honiara hōˌnēärˈə [key], town, capital of the Solomon Islands. Located on Guadalcanal in the SW…

Queiros, Pedro Fernandes de

(Encyclopedia) Queiros, Pedro Fernandes deQueiros, Pedro Fernandes depĕˈdr&oobreve; fərnəNˈdəsh dĭ kārôshˈ [key], c.1560–1614, Portuguese navigator. In Spanish service, he sailed (1595) as second…

Melanesia

(Encyclopedia) MelanesiaMelanesiamĕlənēˈzhə, –shə [key], one of the three main divisions of Oceania, in the SW Pacific Ocean, NE of Australia and S of the equator. Melanesia includes the Solomon…