Within the Nggela Islands lies Tulagi, a diving favourite - famous for its WWII wrecks.The Nggela Islands are about 20 miles (35 km) north of Honiara across the famous Iron Bottom Sound.

Tulagi was the original capital of the Solomons but was severely damaged during WWII and was replaced by the new capital of Honiara after the war.

There is a large fishing base at the provincial capital of Tulagi, and huge coconut plantations owned by RIPEL in the Russells. Most of the province's 18,500 people are engaged in subsistence farming.

Tulagi is famous for its WWII wrecks. A list of possible dive sites in the area includes the following:

USS Aaron Ward

USS Kanawha

HMNZS Moa

Kawanishi H6K4 "Mavis" flying boat

Twin Tunnels

The American destroyer USS Aaron Ward sits upright on a sandy bottom at 70 m (230 feet) off Tinete Point near Tulagi. The big American fleet oiler USS Kanawha sits upright near the entrance to Tulaghi Harbour at 60 m (200 feet). The New Zealand corvette HMNZS Moa sits upright in Tulaghi Harbour at 40 m (130 feet).

Flights to Nggela Island with Solomon Airlines

There are numerous dive sites near the Maravagi Resort which is situated in a picturesque bay on Mangalonga (or Mana) Island in the north west of the Florida Islands. The area consists of many small islands, extensive reef systems and deep passages where there is abundant marine life. Local reef dives include the following dive sites: Baby Cake, Kovuhika Island (wall dive and Pyramid), Soghonara Island (wall dive and Crayfish Cave), Passage Rock (vertical drop-off with big fish action), Rueben's Express, Sandfly Passage (wall drift dive), and the US B24 Liberator Bomber.

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