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Solomon Islands

	San Cristóbal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Castillo de San Cristóbal is a fort in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
		San Cristobal is an island in the Solomon Islands chain.
		San Cristóbal is a volcano in the Galápagos Islands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/San_Cristobal (192 words)

	Solomon Islands Guide To Investment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This island nation is situated between latitudes 5s to 12 S and longitudes 155 E to 170 E. The capital, Honiara, is approximately 2,500 km north east of Sydney, Australia; 3,900 km north west of Wellington, New Zealand: 1,400 km east of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and 5,900 km east of Jakarta, Indonesia.
		The Solomon Islands archipelago stretches over 1,0OO km and comprises a total land area of approximately 28,000 square km with six main islands: Guadacanal on which the capital Honiara is located, Malaita, Choiseul, New Georgia, San Cristobal and Santa Isabel: as well as hundreds of smaller islands.
		The social structure of Solomon Islands is extremely diverse and complex, varying from island to island and even between villages and clans on the same island.
	www.solomon.emb.gov.au /invest_1.html (973 words)

	Wikinfo \| Solomon Islands
		The Solomon Islands are a nation in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea and is part of the British Commonwealth.
		The Solomon Islands is a parliamentary democracy within the Commonwealth of Nations, with a unicameral Parliament and a ministerial system of government.
		The Solomons Island are a wide island nation that lies East of Papua New Guinea and consists of many islands: Choiseul, the Shortland Islands, the New Georgia Islands, Santa Isabel, the Russel Islands, the Florida Islands, Malaita, Guadalcanal, Sikaiana, Maramasike, Ulawa, Uki, San Cristobal, Santa Ana, Rennell, Bellona and the Santa Cruz Islands.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Solomon_Islands (701 words)

	World InfoZone - Solomon Islands Information - Page 1
		The Solomon Islands are situated in the South Pacific Ocean, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north east of Australia.
		The climate of the Solomon Islands is tropical.
		The population of the Solomon Islands was estimated at 552,438 in 2006.
	www.worldinfozone.com /country.php?country=SolomonIslands (414 words)

	Solomon Islands - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The islands that constitute the nation of the Solomon Islands— Guadalcanal, Malaita, New Georgia, the Santa Cruz Islands, Choiseul, Ysabel (Santa Isabel), San Cristobal (Makira), the Shortland Islands, and countless smaller islands—are only part of the 900-mi (1,448-km) Solomon Islands chain, which also includes Bougainville and Buka, which are politically part of Papua New Guinea.
		The southern islands were placed under a British protectorate in 1893; the eastern islands were added to it in 1898.
		The Solomon Islands became self-governing in 1976 and independent in 1978.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-solomoni1.html (767 words)

	Solomon Interesting Facts - Places - Things
		The Solomon Islands archipelago is scattered in the southwestern Pacific, east of Papua New Guinea.
		The group comprises most of the Solomon Islands (those in the northwest are part of Papua New Guinea), the Ontong Java Islands, Rennell Island and the Santa Cruz Islands, which lie further to the east.
		Most islands are populated with a range of reptiles (including turtles), as well as marsupials such as 'flying foxes' (fruit bats), phalangers and opossums.
	www.travel-island.com /interesting.places/solomon_islands.html (1260 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.
		Marruni is said to have come from the tiny offshore island of Tabar, which seemed to have been the home of the germinal culture of the area, and to have brought the malanggin or memorial rights for the dead with him from there.
		In parts of the Solomon Islands it passes into sharks, fish, birds, animals, men, stones and trees and as a person ages, his companions watch for a creature that buy its persistent association with him reveals itself as his future incarnation.
	www.janeresture.com /melanesia_myths/solomons.htm (1097 words)

	SOLOMON ISLANDS
		The islands are covered in tropical rainforest and their steep hilly slopes are interspersed with swift flowing creeks, waterfalls and peaceful lagoons.
		He also named Guadalcanal, the island on which it is located for a town in Spain, and many of the other geographical features of the Group, which probably takes its own name from his reports of its riches.
		The Hopei Island is a self-contained cottage on an island 3kms offshore.
	www.janeresture.com /solomons/solomon_islands.htm (3710 words)

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		Battle of Savo Island commences in the darkness as a Japanese force of 7 cruisers and 1 destroyer approaches west of Savo Island, Solomon Islands, undetected.
		Japanese destroyers are attacked north of New Georgia, Solomon Islands, by naval aircraft from Henderson Field, Guadalcanal.
		Japanese transports at Wickham Anchorage, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, are attacked by naval aircraft; strike is repeated on 29 December.
	history.sandiego.edu /cdr2/BYRD/NAVAL_CH/CHR42.TXT (7529 words)

	The Solomon Islands \| Special Topics Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The islands were named in 1568 by the Spanish navigator Alvaro de Mendaña, who claimed that he had found the riches of King Solomon, or the biblical land of gold.
		The islands have an estimated population of 455,000.
		The island of Bougainville, located to the northwest of Choiseul, is geographically and ethnically a part of the Solomon Islands, but politically belongs to the nation of Papua New Guinea.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/solo/hd_solo.htm (780 words)

	Welcome to the Solomon Islands Diocese
		The Solomon Islands is a parliamentary democracy and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
		The Solomon Islands is divided into eight administrative areas--seven provinces and the city of Honiara.
		Guadalcanal and other islands in the Solomons were the scene of fierce fighting between Allied and Japanese forces in 1942 and 1943, during World War II.
	www.catholicnet.com /solomon (1077 words)

	Solomon Islands: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — FactMonster.com
		Incursions into Solomon Islands territory by PNG forces, who were countering secessionist action on neighboring Bougainville Island, gave rise to formal protests in mid-1997.
		Solomon Islands: History - History A Spanish explorer, Álvaro de Mendeña de Neira, was the first European to...
		Solomon Islands: Land, People, and Economy - Land, People, and Economy The Solomons are mountainous and heavily wooded.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107975.html (689 words)

	Solomon Islands travel guide
		The Solomon islands are not that Pacific Paradise: since 2000 a sort of civil war broke out on Guadalcanal and Malaita, and although in october 2000 a peace agreement was reached, there are still a few hotspots on the islands where you might run into "armed groups".
		The Solomons are extremely rich in cultural diversity.
		Solomon islands is now as safe as any other Pacific country to visit.
	www.world66.com /australiaandpacific/solomonislands (334 words)

	Where do you want to go birding in the Solomon Islands today?
		The islands have significant habitat for seabirds, waders, and migratory bird life, and of the 41 species recorded, there are 12 species of waders and migratory birds, and 6 species of sea birds.
		The islands of the Southwest Pacific have a lazy, relaxed charm about them, and one of the features enjoyed by all will be the superb accommodations and exquisite food.
		But these are oceanic islands, and as we move further east from the major colonizing source (New Guinea) we will encounter more and more of those bird groups that tend to disperse well over water.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/pasolomonislands.htm (705 words)

	Solomon Island Eclectus
		The Solomon Islands Eclectus are among the smallest of the Eclectus subspecies, and this is very evident in those reproduced in captivity.
		The Solomon Island Eclectus male is smaller than the Red-sided Eclectus and its overall body color has a yellowish cast to it.
		The Solomon Island Eclectus have the well-defined bib of the Red-sided except the breast colors are different.
	www.eclectusville.com /Solomon_Island_Eclectus.html (559 words)

	Solomon Islands travel guide - Wikitravel
		The Solomon Islands [1] are a South Pacific archipelago east of Papua New Guinea.
		The islands are home to more than 120 indigenous Melanesian languages, with most citizens speaking the local Melanesian pigin as a lingua franca.
		Saltwater Crocodiles are relatively common in the Solomon Islands and great care should be taken while in or near ANY body of water.
	wikitravel.org /en/Solomon_Islands (487 words)

	Sandafayre Stamp Auctions \| Stamp Atlas \| British Solomon Islands
		Group of islands stretching east and south of New Guinea, first discovered by the Spaniards in the 16th century.
		In 1893 Britain declared the southern islands to be a British protectorate and Germany laid claim to the northern area.
		The British Solomons joined the UPU in 1907 as a British protectorate, but ceased to be a member from 1976-83 after gaining independence.
	www.sandafayre.com /atlas/bsolis.htm (428 words)

	Melanesia - Avoo - Ask Us A Question - Melanesia (from Greek: μέλας black, νῆσος island) is a region ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Melanesia (from Greek: μέλας fl, νῆσος island) is a region extending from the western side of the East Pacific to the Arafura Sea, north and north-east of Australia.
		It is in Melanesia (particularly along the north coast of New Guinea and in the islands north and east of New Guinea) that the Austronesian people came into contact with these pre-existing populations of Papuan speaking peoples, probably around four thousand years ago.
		The nations of Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia (under French sovereignty) use this term to describe themselves because it reflects their shared colonial history and common regional situation.
	www.sanpablocaus.com /profile/Melanesia (952 words)

	Solomon Islands - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Solomon Islands comprise the six main islands of Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Malaita, New Georgia, San Cristobal and Santa Isabel.
		Most of the islands are of volcanic origin and have rain forest covered mountain ranges intersected by narrow valleys with coastal belts fringed by coral reefs.
		In July 1992 the Solomon Islands were host to the South Pacific Forum and in Oct. 1992 the UN announced an inquiry into the incidents with PNG.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/solomon.htm (863 words)

	Solomon Islands: tourism, travel information, maps, accommodations, activities, country facts, history, transportation.
		The Solomon Islands is the name of a large group of islands in the Pacific Ocean.
		The islands in the southern part of the island chain are an official country called the Solomon Islands.
		Some of the islands that make up the Solomon Islands are Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Malaita, new Georgia, San Cristobal, and Santa Isabel.
	www.solomonislands.cc (112 words)

	Colorado Plateau Field Institute - Current Events
		A magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in the Solomon Islands, Wednesday, November 10, 2004, at 10:58:23 local time.
		The epicenter was located at 11.101 S, 163.664 E, which is 205 kilometers (125 miles) ESE of Kira Kira, San Cristobal, Solomon Islands, 445 kilometers (280 miles) ESE of Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, and 2130 kilometers (1320 miles) NNE of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
		The Solomon Islands, 2,575 kilometers east of Australia has just under 500,000 people living on dozens of islands.
	www.cpfieldinstitute.org /k12_event_show.php?event_id=110 (170 words)

	Casualties, Navy and Coast Guard Ships, WW II
		USS Kanawha (AO-1) sunk by Japanese aircraft at Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 7 April 1943.
		USS Navajo (AT-64) sunk by explosion east of the New Hebrides Islands, 11 September 1943.
		USS Iona (YT-107) sunk by Japanese aircraft at Cavite, Luzon, Philippine Islands,
	www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq82-2.htm (3612 words)

	San Cristobal - Wikitravel
		San Cristobal - a city in Guatemala (department)
		San Cristobal de las Casas - a town in the Chiapas region
		San Cristobal (Venezuela) - a city in the southwestern state of Tachira, close to the border with Colombia
	wikitravel.org /en/San_Cristobal (153 words)

	Solomon Islands: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		Church women's groups and the empowerment of women in Solomon Islands.
		Land in Kwara'ae and development in Solomon Islands.
		International Marine Mammal Project.(Earth Island in the news)(Mark Berman lobbies to stop Solomon Islands from exporting live dolphins)(Brief......
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107975.html (807 words)

	Visite México (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		San Cristóbal de las Casas, one of the most beautiful colonial cities in Mexico, is an enchanting town in the state of Chiapas
		During your stay, you?ll also see exotic collections of crafts, objects of everyday use and pre-Hispanic pieces housed in anthropological and philanthropic institutions such as the Museo Na Bolom or the Centro Cultural de los Altos de Chiapas.
		In the city?s environs, you can experience a magical atmosphere in towns like San Juan Chamula, which hosts one of the most colorful and celebrated carnivals in the state.
	www.visitmexico.com /wb2/Visitmexico/Visi_San_Cristobal_de_las_Casas (289 words)

	IGPP Broadband Seismic Data Collection Center \| Special Events \| Kira Kira, San Cristobal, Solomon Islands - October ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Anza group at the University of California San Diego operates a broadband seismograph network consisting of 17 three component broadband seismograph stations centered near Anza, California (see map).
		On Friday, October 8th, 2004 at 1:27 AM (PDT) we recorded a quake (preliminary mb 6.9) located near Kira Kira, San Cristobal.
		View the most recent map of local events near San Diego or a slightly wider regional view of events recoded by ANZA, or a map of events recoded by ANZA from around the globe.
	eqinfo.ucsd.edu /special_events/2004/282/a/index.shtml (301 words)

	Colorado Plateau Field Institute - Current Events
		A magnitude 6.0 earthquake rocked the Santa Cruz Islands Region of the Solomons Islands on Saturday, November 13, 2004, at 11:24:20 local time.
		The epicenter was 145 kilometers (90 miles) WNW of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, 290 kilometers (180 miles) east of Kira Kira, San Cristobal, Solomon Islands, and 2250 kilometers (1400 miles) northeast of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
		Map showing the location of the earthquake in the Santa Cruz Islands region.
	www.cpfieldinstitute.org /k12_event_show.php?event_id=117 (177 words)

	San Cristobal Trench, Solomon Islands - John Seach (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		San Cristobal Trench, Solomon Islands - John Seach
		San Cristobal Trench is a subduction zone formation in south-eastern Solomon Islands.
		The trench runs east-west from Santa Cruz Islands to Makira Island.
	www.volcanolive.com /vanuatu31.html (39 words)

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