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![]() ![]() Solomon Islands Geography 1999
Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea Geographic coordinates: 8 00 S, 159 00 E Map references: Oceania
Area:
Areacomparative: slightly smaller than Maryland Land boundaries: 0 km 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
Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel
Land use:
Irrigated land: NA sq km Natural hazards: typhoons, but they are rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earth tremors; volcanic activity Environmentcurrent issues: deforestation; soil erosion; much of the surrounding coral reefs are dead or dying
Environmentinternational agreements:
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