Solomon Islands: Solomon Islands Geography Profile 2011
2010/07/08
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea
8 00 S, 159 00 E
Oceania
slightly smaller than Maryland
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tropical monsoon; few extremes of temperature and weather
mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls
fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel
typhoons, but rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earthquakes, tremors, and volcanic activity; tsunamis
deforestation; soil erosion; many of the surrounding coral reefs are dead or dying
strategic location on sea routes between the South Pacific Ocean, the Solomon Sea, and the Coral Sea; on 2 April 2007 an undersea earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale occurred 345 km WNW of the capital Honiara; the resulting tsunami devastated coastal areas of Western and Choiseul provinces with dozens of deaths and thousands dislocated; the provincial capital of Gizo was especially hard hit
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