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	minstrel74 New Georgia Travel Page - VirtualTourist.com
		New Georgia Island lies at the geographic heart of the Western Province and is a wonderful place to learn about the culture and history of the Solomon Islands.
		This is the administrative center of the island, and as such, is an excellent place to plan excursions to other parts of the island and the surrounding lagoon.
		Although small, this island is the home of a fascinating shrine filled with the skulls of headhunting victims from days gone by.
	members.virtualtourist.com /m/6e35f/1d0a33 (697 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Lower Coastal Plain and Coastal Islands
		Separated from the mainland by a four- to six-mile-wide band of salt marsh, tidal creeks, and estuaries, Georgia's barrier islands are under various types of ownership and management.
		The Pleistocene islands tend to be flatter with well-developed soils, whereas the Holocene islands have many dune ridges and poor soils.
		On the islands' western sides are the vast tidal salt marshes, composed mostly of the salt-tolerant plant Spartina alterniflora, or smooth cordgrass.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2123 (1891 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Lighthouses of Georgia
		Four years later a new lighthouse was built, using the lower sixty feet of the 1773 structure as a foundation.
		Located two miles west of Tybee Island Lighthouse on Cockspur Island, the first Cockspur Lighthouse was built in 1849 and used to mark the entrance to the south channel of the Savannah River.
		In September 1905 a new lighthouse—a 100-foot steel pyramidal tower with a kerosene-lit flashing light—was activated and a new third-order lens was installed.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-650 (1248 words)

	New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands - John Seach (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The island was the last main area to be geologically mapped in the Solomons.
		The SE coast of the island borders on Marovo Lagoon.
		Seghe is a main town on the SE coast of New Georgia.
	www.volcanolive.com /newgeorgia.html (153 words)

	Solomon Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Solomons Island are a wide island that lies East of Papua New Guinea and consists of many islands: Choiseul Shortland Islands the New Georgia Islands Santa Isabel the Russel Islands the Islands Malaita Guadalcanal Sikaiana Maramasike Ulawa Uki San Cristobal Ana Rennell Bellona and the Santa Cruz Islands.
		Volcanoes with varying degrees of activity are on some of the larger islands while of the smaller islands are simply tiny atolls covered in sand and palm trees.
		The Santa Cruz Islands which are west of the main of the Solomons are part of the Vanuatu rain forests ecoregion together with the neighboring archipelago Vanuatu.
	www.freeglossary.com /Solomon_Islands (1112 words)

	New Georgia Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The New Georgia Islands are part of the Western Province of the Solomon Islands.
		The main islands are New Georgia, Vella Lavella, Kolombangara (a dormant volcano), Gizo, Vangunu, Rendova and Tetepare.
		The New Georgia languages are spoken on the island of New Georgia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Georgia_Islands (167 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Southern Solomon Islands
		The Solomon Islands are in the Pacific Ocean, lying between 154° 40' and 162° 30' East long., and 5° and 11° south lat.
		The names of the principal islands, proceeding from the south-east in a north-westerly direction, are San Christoval, Malaita, Guadalcanar, Florida, New Georgia, Vella Lavella, Ysabel Choiseul, and Bougainville.
		On 22 August, 1903, the mission was made a prefecture Apostolic, comprising the Islands of New Georgia, Florida, Guadelcanar, Malaita, San Christoval, the Santa Cruz archipelago, and all the islets under British protectorate.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14138b.htm (823 words)

	Georgia - Wikitravel
		Georgia (state) - a state in the South (United States of America) region
		Georgia (Vermont) - a town in the state of Vermont
		If you arrived here by following a link from another page you can help by correcting it, so that it points to the appropriate disambiguated page.
	wikitravel.org /en/Georgia (85 words)

	List of islands
		Note: Australia is generally considered to be a continental landmass, rather than an island.
		If however one does count Australia among the islands it, not Greenland, would be the largest in the world (unless one also considered Antarctica an island).
		Denmark has 405 named islands, of which 82 are inhabited.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/is/Islands_of_the_world.html (311 words)

	Solomon Islands
		The Solomon Islands is a nation in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea and is part of the Commonwealth of Nations.
		The Santa Cruz Islands, which are east of the main group of the Solomons, are part of the Vanuatu rain forests ecoregion, together with the neighboring archipelago of Vanuatu.
		The national flag of Solomon Islands is divided diagonally by a thin yellow stripe from the lower hoist-side corner representing the sun; the upper triangle (hoist side) is blue representing the blue sky with five white five-pointed stars in an X pattern; the lower triangle is green representing the greeny patch of lands.
	www.creekin.net /n169-solomon-islands.html (837 words)

	New Georgia Archaeological Survey Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A joint Project of the Centre For Archaeological Research (University of Auckland), National Museum of the Solomon Islands (Honiara) and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Western Province (Gizo), of the Solomon Islands, Department of Anthropology University of Otago (Dunedin) and the Dept. of Geography, University of Western Australia.
		In January 1996, the Centre for Archaeological Research (University of Auckland) in co-operation with the National Museum of the Solomon Islands and the Ministry of Culture (Western Province) started a 4 year programme of research on the prehistory of New Georgia (Western Province, Solomon Islands).
		The Solomon Islands comprise one of the most culturally, linguistically and biologically diverse places on earth (Friedlaender, 1987) and the processes creating and maintaining diversity in such comparatively small areas are of significant anthropological interest.
	www.arts.auckland.ac.nz /anthro/NGAS/ngashome.html (519 words)

	Peace Corps \| Learn About Peace Corps \| Where Does Peace Corps Work? \| East Europe \| Georgia
		The Republic of Georgia is bordered by Russia to its north, Azerbaijan to its east, Armenia to its south, and Turkey and the Black Sea to its west.
		Georgia is a country with a long history and a strong culture.
		In January 2004, Mikhail Saakashvili was inaugurated as Georgia's new president.
	www.peacecorps.gov /index.cfm?shell=learn.wherepc.easteurope.georgia (606 words)

	Australian Museum Collections - Mammalogy - Monkey-faced bat from the Solomon Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The same year, another new species of monkey-faced bat was collected on New Georgia Island by Australian Museum Research Associate, Harry Parnaby.
		He found the species was morphologically similar to Pteralopex pulchra from Guadalanal, although the New Georgia species has shorter, dull brown rather than fl fur and has a number of features which distinguish it from other members of the genus.
		Ecological studies during the 1990s revealed that the survival of the New Georgia Monkey-faced bat depends on lowland primary forest with large, old trees.
	www.amonline.net.au /collections/mammals/bat.htm (346 words)

	georgia map and information page
		Georgia, situated at the dividing line of Asia and Europe, is an ancient country of rugged mountains and very determined people.
		The Georgia pages are currently being revised, but you can find additional information about the history of the country here.
		Shkhara, is a few meters higher, and its southern slopes front Georgia, but it's mostly located in Russia, just to the southeast of Mt. Elbrus.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/europe/ge.htm (424 words)

	Melanesian Mythology - Solomon Islands
		In the Solomon Islands as throughout Melanesia beliefs about origins, not only of men but also of animals, plants, and social customs are frequently linked with certain archetypal themes, one of which is the myth of the ogre-killing child born to an abandoned woman.
		with mother-of-pearl from Maravo lagoon in New Georgia, Solomon Islands.
		In a story from New Ireland, there was a great devouring pig who caused the villagers to flee to the offshore island of Tabar, leaving Tsenabonpil behind because she had a swollen leg, so heavy it would have sunk the canoe.
	www.janeresture.com /melanesia_myths/solomons.htm (1097 words)

	Solomon Islands - Gurupedia
		The Solomon Islands are part of two distinct terrestrial ecoregions.
		Most of the islands are part of the Solomon Islands rain forests ecoregion, which also includes the islands of Bougainville and Buka, which are part of
		The Santa Cruz Islands, which are west of the main group of the Solomons, are part of the Vanuatu rain forests ecoregion, together with the neighboring archipelago of
	www.gurupedia.com /s/so/solomon_islands.htm (676 words)

	New Guinea
		Yet Allied operations in New Guinea were essential to the U.S. Navy's drive across the Central Pacific and to the U.S. Army's liberation of the Philippine Islands from Japanese occupation.
		On New Guinea Australian troops of the 7th Division were ahead of schedule, advancing rapidly through the Ramu Valley on the south side of the Finisterre Range.
		Between Wau and Sansapor 110,000 of the emperor's soldiers and sailors died from enemy action, disease, or starvation in the pestilent jungles, the cold mountains, or in the empty seas.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/brochures/new-guinea/ng.htm (8549 words)

	New Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		About 72 km (45 miles) long, it forms part of the southern boundary of the New Georgia Sound; Kolombangara lies across the Kula Gulf to the west, Vangunu is to the east, and Rendova to the south, across the Blanche Channel.
		The Japanese facilities at Bairoko Harbor, 13 km (8 miles) north of Munda, were not taken until August 25th.
		This Solomon Islands location article is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Georgia (248 words)

	Destroyer History — New Georgia Group
		Passing the former PT boat base at Rendova Harbor, we skirted Vanavona Island and Lagoon and turned north into Ferguson Passage.
		A rain squall and stiff north breeze threatened to obscure all vision but once we caught sight of Plum Pudding Island, we never lost it, turning to port into Blackett Strait and immediately again into a narrow passage through the reefs.
		We put on snorkels and swim fins and spent the rest of the day floating over the reef on the south side of the island, with all its coral and marine life, and over the deep blue abyss beyond.
	www.destroyerhistory.org /destroyers/newgeorgia.html (275 words)

	Diving in the Solomon Islands
		Honiara on the island of Guadalcanal is the best place to start with some wrecks diveable from the shore.
		New Georgia Island encompasses two resorts - Gizo Island and Munda Island.
		Uepi Island off the southern end of New Georgia Island is famous for its walls plummeting hundreds of feet into the warm, silky blue abyss.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /solomon_islands/diving/diving_intro.html (456 words)

	Provincial Flags (Solomon Islands) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Central includes the Florida Islands (Nggela Sule and Nggela Pile are the largest), Savo Island, and the Russell Islands.
		Temotu includes the Santa Cruz Islands (Vanikoro and Ndeni are largest), Reef Islands, Duff Islands, and the remote islands of Anuta, Fatutaka, and Tikopia.
		The new provinces were the same as the council areas under the previous system.
	flagspot.net /flags/sb-.html (317 words)

	GORP - Find An Adventure - New Zealand's Top 20 Adventures - Introduction
		In New Zealand, the outdoors is a way of life: adventures on water, snow, rock, and dirt pile up in every corner of this cluster of islands.
		New Zealand spans 1600km from north to south and offers everything from sub-tropic ambience to near the sub-arctic temperatures, hissing geysers to glacial valleys.
		The island is a dream for adventurous souls, with adventure-loving locals and actively conserved lands (over a third of its acreage).
	gorp.away.com /gorp/location/newzeal/top_twenty.htm (145 words)

	Noonsite: Solomon Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A force of police and military personnel from Pacific countries, including Australia and New Zealand, arrived in the country at the end of July 2003 at the invitation of the Solomon Islands government to begin the difficult task of restoring law and order.
		The Solomon Islands are a double chain of islands in the Western Pacific stretching from Vanuatu to Bougainville.
		April to November is the season of the SE trades, while the rest of the year is the NW monsoon, which is also the cyclone season.
	www.noonsite.com /Countries/SolomonIslands (457 words)

	Scuba Diving Munda - Dive Munda, New Georgia, Solomon Islands - Scuba Dive Travel Munda, Dive Adventures Australia
		Munda, a 1-hour flight from Honiara, is situated on the southwest corner of the main island of New Georgia.
		On the hill behind the village lie the ruins of an ancient coral fortress protecting the stone dog-idol previously worshipped by the tribe.
		From Roviana Island a variety of excursions by motor canoe can be undertaken into the Roviana and Vona Vona Lagoons for snorkelling, fishing and sightseeing: war relics, waterfalls, bat caves, and cultural sites such as the skull islands where the 'trophies' of yesterday's head hunters were stored.
	www.diveadventures.com /pages/destinations/Solomon/Munda.htm (650 words)

	New Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Lat 8° 30' 0S Long 157° 19' 60E Large island in the geographic center of the Solomon Islands.
		US forces asserted themselves and dug out the enemy and successfully secured the island and central area as a major base for future operations.
		Island seporated from New Georgia by only a narrow swampy area, and Arundel to the west.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /provinces/solomons_newgeorgia.html (230 words)

	The Solomon Islands - Islands Lost in Time: Scuba Diving and Travel to the South Pacific
		The Solomon Islands are located east of Papua New Guinea, 1,300 miles northeast of Australia and west of Fiji.
		In the center of the island the shrine is adorned with 30 human skulls along with Bakhia, beautiful hand crafted shell money rings of considerable value.
		Uepi Island Resort is on the north side of New Georgia Island, across the world famous Marovo Lagoon.
	www.spislandtravel.com /solomon_islands.html (559 words)

	Where do you want to go birding in the Falkland Islands today?
		The Falkland Islands have a fascinating and perhaps unique range of wild life, which is still to be found in relatively unspoiled areas of natural landscape.
		The Islands have what is the world's largest breeding population of Black-Browed Albatross, although some of the major colonies are remote and inaccessible.Several species of Petrel nest on offshore islands.
		A large proportion of these are to be found in the the Falkland Islands which hold the world's largest concentration of Rockhopper Penguins and a quarter of the world population of Gentoo penguins, with three other breeding species (King, Magellanic and Macaroni).
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/safalklandislands.htm (814 words)

	Munda New Georgia Island Solomon Sea Divers Munda Solomon Islands Diving Agnes Lodge Munda Solomon Islands Western ...
		Another hot spot for diving in the Western Province is Munda, on New Georgia Island, perched along the edge of picture perfect Roviana Lagoon.
		TOMBA-TUNI (MUSHROOM ISLAND)- Perched on an extinct volcano, Tomba-Tuni is indeed a "mushroom".
		Lieutenant Dougherty was transported back to his unit in the Russell Islands by a P.T. Boat form nearby Lumbaria Island, base of J.F. Kennedy and his P.T. Boat 109, during WWII.
	www.south-seas-adventures.com /Solomon-Islands/Munda.php (897 words)

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