Solomon Islands Quick reference
A Dictionary of British History (3 ed.)
... Islands The Solomon Islands are in the South Pacific, east of New Guinea, and export copra and coconuts. During the Second World War there was extremely heavy fighting, particularly on Guadalcanal, where Japanese and Americans struggled for control of an important airfield. They are an independent state under the British crown with a...
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Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Place Names (6 ed.)
...Solomon Islands ( British Solomon Islands Protectorate ) These islands include the islands of Bougainville and Buka geographically, but not politically (they belong to Papua New Guinea). The first European to discover them in 1568 was the Spaniard Àlvaro de Mendaña de Neira ( 1542–95 ). Inspired by Inca stories of islands 600 leagues to the west of Peru that had been the source of the gold that adorned the court of King Solomon, King of Israel (mid-10th century bc ), Mendaña named them after the king. In the event, the Spaniards found no evidence of...
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J. A. Cannon
The Oxford Companion to British History (2 ed.)
... Islands . The Solomon Islands are in the South Pacific, east of New Guinea, and export copra and coconuts. In 1886 Germany and Britain agreed to spheres of influence but the German sphere, including Bougainville, was later administered by Australia. During the Second World War there was extremely heavy fighting, particularly on Guadalcanal, where Japanese and Americans struggled for control of an important airfield. They form an independent state under the British crown, with a Governor-general. J. A....
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The Oxford Companion to World Exploration
...about the islands' position. Some placed the islands various distances east of New Guinea; others placed them off the north or northeast coast of the imaginary southern continent. The Solomon Islands appear on some charts as part of Australia, even as part of the vast “land of Quir,” possibly a confusion between “Quiros” and “Ophir” that illustrates the problems mapmakers were facing. Other cartographers omitted the Solomons entirely, calling them imaginary. What did not diminish was the belief that—wherever or whatever they were—the Solomon Islands held great...
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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
... Islands a group of islands in the western Pacific that were the scene of fierce fighting of combined forces starting in 1942 , when the Japanese invaded. Allied forces took control of the islands by early 1943 , but naval engagements with the Japanese continued in the area throughout the war, resulting in the loss of many ships. The most prominent battle of this period was the one on Guadalcanal , the largest island...
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A Dictionary of World History (3 ed.)
...The Solomon Islands form a large archipelago comprising a double chain of six large and many smaller islands, lying between 5° and 13° S of the Equator. The largest island, Bougainville, together with a few others in the north-west, is part of Papua New Guinea ; all the rest constitute a country in which the most important island is Guadalcanal. Lying at the edge of the Pacific plate, the region is subject to earthquakes; and there are volcanoes on the main islands. Economy The economy collapsed during the ethnic violence of 1998– 2003 , but slowly...
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The Oxford Companion to World War II
... Islands , double-chained Pacific archipelago 965 km. (600 mi.) long which was the scene of some of the severest fighting in the Pacific war . It includes Bougainville and Buka, which were part of the Australian mandated territory of the north-eastern part of the island of New Guinea, while those islands situated to the south-east—including Choiseul, New Georgia, and Guadalcanal—were British protectorates (see Map...
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World Encyclopedia
... Islands Melanesian archipelago and nation in the sw Pacific Ocean, se of New Guinea; the capital is Honiara (on Guadalcanal ). Solomon Islands include several hundred islands scattered over 1,400km (900mi) of the Pacific Ocean. The principal islands are volcanic, mountainous, and densely covered by equatorial rainforest. The n Solomons have a tropical, oceanic climate, but further s there is a longer cool season. The largest island is Guadalcanal, and other inhabited islands include Choiseul, Malaita, New Georgia, San Cristobal (Makira), Santa...
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A Guide to Countries of the World (4 ed.)
...Solomon Islands Basic information Land area: 29,000 sq. km People: Melanesian 95%, Polynesian 3%, Micronesian 1%, other 1% Language: Solomon Islands Pidgin and many other languages Religion: Church of Melanesia 33%, Roman Catholic 19%, other Protestant 45% Government: Constitutional monarchy Population (2017 estimate): 611,000 Percentage urban: 22% Population estimate for 2035: 839,000 Life expectancy at birth 2015: 69.6 (F), 66.7 (M) Capital city: Honiara, 73,000 Currency: Solomon Islands dollar Major exports:...
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A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (6 ed.)
...Solomon Islands An archipelago of islands in the Pacific, which has seen strong tensions between two opposing islands, Guadalcanal and Malaita. By 1914 Germany controlled some of the islands in the north-west. These passed to the League of Nations Mandate of Australia in 1920 and now form part of Papua New Guinea. The remaining islands were made a British protectorate in 1893 . Occupied by Japan in 1942 , they were the scene of very fierce fighting in World War II, particularly on Guadalcanal. From 1952 onwards, Britain steadily introduced a...
Solomon Islands Pidgin English Quick reference
The Oxford Companion to the English Language (2 ed.)
...Solomon Islands Pidgin English , ((commonly) Pijin , (technically) Neo-Solomonic ) . A variety of melanesian pidgin english spoken in the Solomon Islands, a country in the south-western Pacific Ocean and member of the Commonwealth. It is closely related to Bislama in Vanuatu and tok pisin in Papua New Guinea. English is the official language of the Solomons, but Pijin is spoken by about half the population. In the early 1900s, copra plantations were established. The labourers employed there had also worked in Queensland and fiji , where they had...
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The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature
...Logging and Ecotourism in Solomon Islands . Aldershot: Ashgate, 2000. Tausinga, Job D. “Our Land, Our Choice: Development of North New Georgia.” In Ron Crocombe and Esau Tuza , eds. Independence, Dependence, Interdependence: The First 10 Years of Solomon Islands Independence . Honiara: University of the South Pacific/Solomon Islands College of Higher Education, 1992, 55–66. Tuza, Esau . 1977. “Silas Eto of New Georgia.” In Garry W. Trompf , ed. Prophets of Melanesia . Port Moresby/Suva: Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies/Institute of Pacific...
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The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature
...Movement (Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands) The Moro Movement of Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands, is a custom ( kastom ) movement that promotes a traditional way of life instead of embracing mission ways or modernization. The age of the movement's founder, the famed Moro, is not known, but he is a man long respected across the whole Guadalcanal community. He worked as a carrier for the Americans during and after World War II, in a conflict that had profound social consequences for islanders throughout the Pacific. In 1957 , he initiated his movement after a...
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The Canadian Oxford Dictionary (2 ed.)
... Islands 1 ( also Solomons ) a country consisting of a group of islands in the SW Pacific, to the east of New Guinea; pop. (est. 2002 ) 494,786; capital, Honiara. The islands were the scene of heavy fighting between Allied and Japanese forces in 1942 – 3 . Encycl Placename 2 an archipelago including these and Bougainville Island to the north . Encycl Placename – derivatives Solomon Islander noun...
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Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.)
...New Guinea), the Solomons became self-governing in 1976 and fully independent within the Commonwealth two years later . country consisting of group of islands in SW Pacific, to east of New Guinea country Solomon Islands Solomons 2 a large archipelago in the SW Pacific comprising a double chain of islands, of which those in the north-west form part of Papua New Guinea, the rest constituting the country of the Solomon Islands . large archipelago in SW Pacific comprising double chain of islands island group Solomon Islands ...
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New Oxford American Dictionary (3 ed.)
... Islands ( also the Solomons ) a country that consists of a group of islands in the southwestern Pacific, to the east of New Guinea; population 595,600 (est. 2009); capital, Honiara; languages, English (official), Pidgin, and local Austronesian languages . country that consists of group of islands in southwestern Pacific, to east of New Guinea country Solomon Islands Solomons The islands were divided between Britain and Germany in the late 19th century; the southern islands became a British protectorate in 1893 while the north remained German until...
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The New Zealand Oxford Dictionary
... Islands ( also Solomons ) a country consisting of a group of islands in the SW Pacific, to the east of New Guinea; pop. (est. 2003 ) 496,200; languages, English (official), Pidgin ( see Pijin ), local Malayo-Polynesian languages; capital, Honiara. The islands were divided between Britain and Germany in the late 19th century; the southern islands became a British protectorate in 1893 while the north remained German until mandated to Australia in 1920 . The islands were the scene of heavy fighting between Allied and Japanese forces in 1942–43 ....
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Australian Oxford Dictionary (2 ed.)
... Islands ( also Solomons ) a country consisting of a group of islands in the SW Pacific, to the east of New Guinea; pop. (est. 2002 ) 495,000; languages, English (official), Pidgin, local Malayo-Polynesian languages; capital, Honiara. Visited by the Spanish in 1658 , the islands were divided between Britain and Germany in the late 19th century; the southern islands became a British protectorate in 1893 while the north remained German until mandated to Australia in 1920 . The islands were the scene of heavy fighting between Allied and Japanese...
