Solomon Islands (archipelago)

Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons, is an archipelagic country consisting of six major islands and over 1,000 smaller islands in Melanesia, Oceania, to the north-east of Australia. It is adjacent to Bougainville to the west, New Caledonia and Vanuatu to the south-east, Fiji, Tuvalu, and Wallis and Futuna to the east, and the Federated States of Micronesia and Nauru to the north. It has a total area of 28,896 square kilometres, and a population of 828,857 according to the official estimates from 2025. Its capital and largest city, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the wider area of the Solomon Islands archipelago, which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, but excludes the Santa Cruz Islands.

Interisland Sea in the Pacific Ocean

autonomous region of Papua New Guinea

island in Papua New Guinea

archipelago in the South Pacific

island of Papua New Guinea

island in the Solomon Islands

Mer des Salomon

Papua New Guinea islands located 86 km (53 mi) north-east of Bougainville in the South Pacific

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island group in Western Pacific

island

Ecoregion (WWF)