Honiara, population 55,600 is the capital of the Solomon Islands and of Guadalcanal Province, although it is a separately administered town. The name "Honiara" is actually a misnomer: the English colonialists found it hard to pronounce the original name of the area in the northern Guadalcanal languages: Nagoniara. Nagoniara means "in front of the wind."Honiara is the Solomons melting pot, where people from all over the country come to work, take their holidays, or just to shop.
Explore coconut plantations, take a turtle monitoring trip and bush walks in this relaxed provincial capital.The Spanish explorer Alvaro de Mendana sighted Santa Isabel in February 1568, and after anchoring in a harbour the following day, called it Estrella Bay and Santa Isabel after the patron saint of his voyage.
Kirakira the provincial capital of the Makira-Ulawa Province in the Solomon Islands. Kirakira is located on the north coast of Makira (formerly San Cristobal), the largest island of the province.
Munda and Gizo is the largest settlement on the island of New Georgia in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands, and consists of a number of villages. It is located at the southwestern tip (called Munda Point) of the western end of New Georgia, and the large Roviana Lagoon is just offshore.
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.
Traditionally known as Mu Nggava and Mu Ngiki respectively, Rennell & Bellona islands are Polynesian outliners sharing similar languages and cultures. Because of its unique and specialised ecology, east Rennell has been made a made a national wildlife park and a World Heritage site.
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Honiara, population 55,600 is the capital of the Solomon Islands and of Guadalcanal Province, although it is a separately administered town. The name "Honiara" is actually a misnomer: the English colonialists found it hard to pronounce the original name of the area in the northern Guadalcanal languages: Nagoniara. Nagoniara means "in front of the wind."Honiara is the Solomons melting pot, where people from all over the country come to work, take their holidays, or just to shop.
Explore coconut plantations, take a turtle monitoring trip and bush walks in this relaxed provincial capital.The Spanish explorer Alvaro de Mendana sighted Santa Isabel in February 1568, and after anchoring in a harbour the following day, called it Estrella Bay and Santa Isabel after the patron saint of his voyage.
Kirakira the provincial capital of the Makira-Ulawa Province in the Solomon Islands. Kirakira is located on the north coast of Makira (formerly San Cristobal), the largest island of the province.
Munda and Gizo is the largest settlement on the island of New Georgia in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands, and consists of a number of villages. It is located at the southwestern tip (called Munda Point) of the western end of New Georgia, and the large Roviana Lagoon is just offshore.
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.
Traditionally known as Mu Nggava and Mu Ngiki respectively, Rennell & Bellona islands are Polynesian outliners sharing similar languages and cultures. Because of its unique and specialised ecology, east Rennell has been made a made a national wildlife park and a World Heritage site.