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![]() ![]() Solomon Islands Geography - 1989 https://theodora.com/wfb1989/solomon_islands/solomon_islands_geography.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 28,450 km2
Comparative area: slightly larger than Maryland Land boundaries: none Coastline: 5,313 km Maritime claims: (measured from claimed archipelagic baselines)
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 Land use: 1% arable land; 1% permanent crops; 1% meadows and pastures; 93% forest and woodland; 4% other Environment: subject to typhoons, which are rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earth tremors Note: located just east of Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific Ocean
NOTE: The information regarding Solomon Islands on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Solomon Islands Geography 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Solomon Islands Geography 1989 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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