Solomon Islands' Geography | Solomon Islands Geography

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: Total: 28,450 sq km land: 27,540 sq km water: 910 sq km

Area - comparative: Slightly smaller than Maryland

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 5,313 km

Maritime claims: Measured from claimed archipelagic baselines territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm

Climate: Tropical monsoon; few extremes of temperature and weather

Terrain: Mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls

Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Makarakomburu 2,447 m

Natural resources: Fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel

Land use: Arable land: 0.64% permanent crops: 2% other: 97.36% (2001)

Irrigated land: NA

Natural hazards: Typhoons, but rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earth tremors; volcanic activity

Environment - current issues: Deforestation; soil erosion; many of the surrounding coral reefs are dead or dying

Environment - international agreements: Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note: Strategic location on sea routes between the South Pacific Ocean, the Solomon Sea, and the Coral Sea

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