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Map of Solomon Islands, circa 1989. Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in the Melanesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific Ocean.This page is about the history of the nation state rather than the broader geographical area of the Solomon Islands archipelago, which covers both Solomon Islands and Bougainville Island, a province of Papua New Guinea.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare meets with the President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen, July 2016. Solomon Islands is a member of the United Nations, Interpol, Commonwealth of Nations, Pacific Islands Forum, Pacific Community, International Monetary Fund, and the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries (Lomé Convention).
This page lists the individual Solomon Islands year pages. ... History of Solomon Islands This page was last edited on 21 August 2024, at 00:02 (UTC). Text is ...
The Solomon Islands campaign was a major campaign of the Pacific War of World War II. The campaign began with Japanese landings and capture of several areas in the British Solomon Islands and Bougainville , in the Territory of New Guinea , during the first six months of 1942.
Cannibalism used to be widespread in parts of Fiji (once nicknamed the "Cannibal Isles"), [1] among the Māori people of New Zealand, and in the Marquesas Islands. [2] It was also practised in New Guinea and in parts of the Solomon Islands, and human flesh was sold at markets in some Melanesian islands. [3]
The culture of the Solomon Islands reflects the extent of the differentiation and diversity among the groups living within the Solomon Islands archipelago, which lies within Melanesia in the Pacific Ocean, with the peoples distinguished by island, language, topography, and geography.
The Flag of Solomon Islands The location of Solomon Islands. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Solomon Islands: . Solomon Islands is a sovereign Melanesian island country located in the South Pacific Ocean, south-east of Papua New Guinea. [1]
Solomon Islands history-related lists (7 P) E. Historical events in the Solomon Islands (9 C) S. Historic sites in the Solomon Islands (1 C) Pages in category ...