Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Applied Geoscience and Technology Division (SOPAC) of SPC
Publication Place
Suva, Fiji
Physical Description:
13 p. ; 29 cm
Call Number
VF 4335 [EL]
Relevant Countries
Solomon Islands
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
13120
Legacy PEIN ID:
53012
General Notes
Kept in vertical file collection|Available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Country profile - Solomon Islands
Abstract
The Solomon Islands is the third largest archipelago in the South Pacific. The country consists of a double chain of volcanic islands with six major island groups: New Georgia, Guadalcanal and Makira to the south; and Choiseul, Isabel and Malaita in the northern group.Guadalcanal is the major island and the location of Honiara, the capital.There are some 992 islands, atolls and cays that compose the Solomon Islands, the total land area of which is 28 370 sq km scattered in an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of 600 000 sq km. The population of the Solomon Islands was estimated at408 400 in 19991 with the highest percentage located in the Malaita Province.The Solomon Islands has a tropical climate from Aprilto November followed by the wet season from December to March. Rainfall is variable, ranging from3 000 mm to 3 500 mm per annum and average temperature is 26°C
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Applied Geoscience and Technology Division (SOPAC) of SPC
Publication Place
Suva, Fiji
Physical Description:
13 p. ; 29 cm
Call Number
VF 4335 [EL]
Relevant Countries
Solomon Islands
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
13120
Legacy PEIN ID:
53012
General Notes
Kept in vertical file collection|Available online
Record Created: 09-May-2001
Record Modified: 14-Feb-2021