Outline of The Solomon Islands - Geography of Solomon Islands

Geography of Solomon Islands

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The term the Solomon Islands refers to the group of islands that includes the islands of the nation state Solomon Islands but also other islands such as Bougainville, a province of Papua New Guinea. The Solomon Islands was the name given to this wider group of geographical islands by the British administration up to the independence of Solomon Islands in 1978; this article concerns itself with the political entity, the nation state of Solomon Islands.

  • Solomon Islands is...
    • a country
      • an island country
      • a nation state
      • a Commonwealth Realm
      • consists of an archipelago
  • Location:
    • Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
    • Pacific Ocean
      • South Pacific Ocean
        • Oceania
          • Melanesia
    • Time zone: UTC+11
    • Extreme points of Solomon Islands
      • High: Mount Popomanaseu on Guadalcanal 2,335 m (7,661 ft)
      • Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m
    • Land boundaries: none
    • Coastline: South Pacific Ocean 5,313 km
  • Population of Solomon Islands:
  • Area of Solomon Islands:
  • Atlas of Solomon Islands

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