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Solomon Islands Geography 1996

Location:

Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea

Map references:

Oceania

Area:

total area:

28,450 sq km

land area:

27,540 sq km

comparative area:

slightly larger than Maryland

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

5,313 km

Maritime claims:

measured from claimed archipelagic baselines

continental shelf:

200 nm

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

none

Climate:

tropical monsoon; few extremes of temperature and weather

Terrain:

mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls

Natural resources:

fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

93%

other:

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

deforestation; soil erosion; much of the surrounding coral reefs are dead or dying

natural hazards:

typhoons, but they are rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earth tremors; volcanic activity

international agreements:

party to - Climate Change, Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Law of the Sea

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