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Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is located in Oceania and comprises approximately 1,000 islands. It has an estimated population of 523,000 as of 2009 and a total land area of 10,965 sq mi.
144 Questions
What is a 30 dollar silver coin of Solomon islands worth?
Today 2/14/2011 I bought one on Ebay for $39.99.
Which sea is between Australia and the Solomon Islands?
The Coral Sea lies between Australia and the Solomon Islands.
What were the casualties of the Solomon Islands campaign World War 2?
Roughly 11,000 allied (Australians, New Zealanders, and Americans) were killed. 80,000 Japanese troops were killed.
Did King Solomon build a castle on one of the Solomon islands?
No.
That would have required a real miracle, since Solomon lived in the Middle East around 1000 BC, and the Solomon Islands are in the Pacific Ocean east of New Guinea, some 9000 miles (15000 km) to the ESE. In Solomon's day almost no one could have travelled to Australia, as it would have taken several months and an impossibly dangerous voyage across the Indian Ocean. The Solomons were named Islas Salomón in 1568 by Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira. The island natives were known to be cannibals and headhunters.
What island is farther north the Solomon islands or the Marshall islands?
Solomon Islands is 9.6457° S, 160.1562° E (south of the Equator).
Marshall Islands is 7.1315° N, 171.1845° E (north of the Equator).
Therefore, the Marshall Islands is the furthest north.
Which one of Swaziland South America Solomon islands and north Korea are closest to New Zealand?
Out of the listed countries, the Solomon Islands are closest to New Zealand.
John F. Kennedy
the island is guadalcanal. a dark and bloody island.
Why did Japanese invade the Solomon islands?
To shore up their flank against the U.S. Navy.
Basically, the causation follows the general expansion of defensive perimeter following Japan's invasion of islands further North and West.
This was in order to protect it's land campaigns in Asia from Allied forces across the pacific.
All of this, in turn, was in order to eventually control the sources of coal in China and Southeast Asia, and the eventual conquest of that region.
Wikipedia covers it in more detail with material excerpted from noted printed texts.
Why is the Solomon Sea called by this name?
So named because of the Solomon Islands. These islands were discovered by the Spanish in 1568 who found signs of gold on Guadalcanal. The Spanish thought they had found 'King Solomon's Mines' and named the Islands accordingly
What is Western Province Solomon Islands 's population?
Western Province - Solomon Islands -'s population is 62,739.
What is the telephone country code for the Solomon Islands?
The Solomon Islands use country code +677. There are no city codes or area codes. The local number is 5 or 7 digits.
How do people make a living in Solomon islands?
they make there living by farming, cashcropes and woman tend to sew
