Nughu is an island in the Solomon Islands; it is located in Guadalcanal Province. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is some 12 metres. [1] [2] [3]
Tulagi, less commonly known as Tulaghi, is a small island — 5.5 by 1 kilometre, area 2.08 square kilometres (0.80 sq mi) — in the Solomon Islands, just off the south coast of Ngella Sule. The town of the same name on the island was the capital of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate from 1896 to 1942 and is today the capital of the Central Province. The capital of what is now the state of Solomon Islands moved to Honiara, Guadalcanal, after World War II.
Guadalcanal Province is one of the nine provinces of Solomon Islands, consisting of the island of Guadalcanal. It is a 2,510 square mile (5,336 km²) island and is largely a jungle. Its name was given by Pedro de Ortega Valencia, born in the village of Guadalcanal, Seville, Spain. The national capital and largest city of the Solomon Islands, Honiara, is on the island; however, in July 1983 it was designated a 22-km² separately-administered Capital Territory and is no longer considered part of the province. The population of the province is 93,613 (2009), not including the capital territory. The population of the island is 109,382 (1999). Honiara serves as the provincial capital. The climate is rainforest tropical. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 447 meters.
Pio Island is an island in the Solomon Islands province of Makira-Ulawa. It is situated 4 km north-west of Ugi Island. It is 2.7 km long and 1.5 km wide. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is some 227 metres. The island has no villages. Coral reef surrounds the island, which is largest in the west and south of the island.
Fenualoa is the second largest island in the Reef Islands, administratively located in the Solomon Islands province of Temotu.
Patteson Shoal is an outer reef in the Reef Islands, in the Solomon Islands province of Temotu. It is located about 50 km northeast of Nupani. The shoal is named for John Coleridge Patteson.
Liapari is an island in the Solomon Islands; it is located in the Western Province.
Logha is an island of the Solomon Islands, that is located within the Western Province. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is some 28 metres.
Matikuri is an island in the Solomon Islands. It is located in the Western Province. Matikuri Island is off greater Vangunu Island, an extinct volcano.
Rob Roy Island, native name Velaviru, is an island in the Solomon Islands located off the South East coast of Choiseul Island; it is located in Choiseul Province.
Tavanipupu is an island in the Solomon Islands. It is located in Marau Sound, at the eastern end of Guadalcanal, between Towara'o Island and Marapa Island, and is part of Guadalcanal Province.
Vulelua is an island in the Solomon Islands; it is located in Guadalcanal Province. There is a hotel in the island.
Alite Island is an island in the Solomon Islands; it is located in Malaita Province. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 6 metres.
Anuta Paina is an island in the Solomon Islands; it is located in Malaita Province, to the east of Malaita.
Mbasakana is an island in the Solomon Islands; it is located in Malaita Province.
Ndai is an island in the Solomon Islands; it is located in Malaita Province. It was formerly known as Gower Island.
Furona Island is a small island off the coast of Santa Isabel Island in the Solomon Islands.
The Bass Islands are a subordinate group in the south of the Duff Islands of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Alternatively they are known as Basses Islands or Ile de Bass. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is some 15 metres.
Masamasa is an island of the Shortland Islands Archipelago, located in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is some 97 meters. To the east lies Fauro Island, to the south lies Piedu Island (Piru), and to the east lies the northern tip of Choiseul Island.
Tahua is one of Duff Islands archipelago, located in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands is the Pacific Ocean. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is some 23 metres. The island is inhabited.
Vulaï is a small inhabited island in Malampa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. It is a part of the Maskelyne Islands archipelago. The island is also known as Harper Island.
Coordinates: 9°17′04″S160°20′35″E / 9.28444°S 160.34306°E
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