Archive for the ‘Solomon Islands’

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    The Solomon Islands
    Pride of the South Pacific region, the Solomon Islands can be regarded as the one of the last few areas into fall into the clutches of the European interest. The Solomon Islands consist a vast range of islands namely San Cristobal, Santa Isabel, Choiseul, New Georgia, and Malaita. The administrative locations of the area also include quite a few places, like Central, Guadalcanal, Honiara, Isabel, Makira, Malaita, Temotu, Western. Amalgamated with varied cultural ethnicities, the white Polynesians, or the tanned tone Micronesians, or from the Papuans, the tradition conglomeration is what gets this place alive and kicking. The surrounding town of Vanuatu, a perfect spot for action packed adventure and outdoor action featuring the impressive volcanoes, majestic waterfalls, ecstatic rainforests, dotting array of islands, awfully beautiful  [...]
    Posted at August 16th, 2010
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    The Solomon Islands – providing a unique diving experience
    The Solomon Islands is known as an out of the ordinary wonderland of wide-ranging landscapes, prosperous in cultural as well as biological diversity. Safe and sound by 21st century expansion as well as tourism, moreover The Solomon islands proffer its visitors a feast of only one of its kind experiences as well as adventures. The Solomon Islands are positioned at a distance of almost 1860 kms in the Northeastern regions of Australia. Fashioned by means of earthquakes as well as activities of volcanoes a number of years in the past, The Solomon Islands contain around 922 islands, in addition around 350 of these islands are unpopulated. All through the World War II, The Solomon Islands turned out to be a most important turning point within the distressed struggle through the Allied forces as to drive back the Japanese move forward  [...]
    Posted at April 9th, 2010
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    East Rennell/Rennell Island
    East Rennell constitutes the southern part of Rennell Island, the southern most island of the Solomon Islands, an archipelagic nation in the Western Pacific. It covers portions of the Rennell and Bellona Province Rennell Island, with a length and breadth of 86 km and 15 km, respectively, and area of 37,000 hectares is the second largest raised coral atoll in the world. Rennell Island (local name Mungava) is the main of two inhabited islands that make up the Rennell and Bellona Provinces of Solomon Islands. A major feature of Rennell island is Lake Tegano, the largest lake in the insular Pacific and includes several rugged limestone islands and endemic species. Rennell is mostly covered with dense forest. The western part of the island is a relatively flat and is dotted with rolling hills. Rennell Island has been designated as a UNESCO  [...]
    Posted at March 15th, 2010
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    Ghizo island
    Ghizo Island is located in Solomon Islands, which is 11 km long and 5 km wide and has a summit elevation of 180metres (Maringe Hill). The island, named after a local head-hunter, is located west of New Georgia and Kolombangara. About Gizo: Gizo, located in Ghizo Island, is the third biggest town in the Ghizo Island in Solomon Islands, an archipelagic nation located in Southwest Pacific Ocean in Melanesia. Gizo is the capital of the Western Province in the Solomon Islands, about 380 km from Honiara. Gizo is served by Nusatupe island airstrip which is linked daily by Solomon Airlines flights to and from Honiara, the capital of Solomon Islands (time taken is about one to one and half hours). Vessels also operate between Honiara and Gizo on Sundays and Mondays. Solomon Islands: The third largest archipelago in Southwest Pacific, Solomon  [...]
    Posted at March 8th, 2010