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Saturday, December 29, 2018

An Island Country with Six Major Islands and Over 600 Smaller Islands

After a long time posting about the Summer Learning Journey, I am going to post about a country that you might not know, like always, I will give you some hints about this country. This country is an island country, located in Oceania. Last post, I had posted about a country located in Africa named Somalia, which is a territory located in the Horn of Africa. This country is located near Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.

This countries name is Solomon Island. Now let's know some facts about Solomon Island.
Location of Solomon Islands
Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Islands

  1. Solomon Islands' capital is Honiara.
  2. The population of Solomon Islands is 629,166, which is more population than countries like Vanuatu, Iceland, Samoa, Guam, Kiribati, Tonga, Bermuda, Greenland, Palau, Cook Island. Tuvalu, and more.
  3. The official language of Solomon Islands is English and Melanesian dialects.
  4. The major religion of the Solomon Islands is Christianity. 
  5. The currency of Solomon Islands is Solomon Island dollar.
  6. The calling code is +677.
  7. The time zone of Solomon Islands is GMT +11.
  8. Drivers in the Solomon Islands drive in the left side.

Credit: https://www.flysolomons.com/destination-guide

10 Things to Do in the Solomon Islands

  1. Honiara - which is Solomon Islands' capital city. Which has National Parliament frescoes and WWII relics at the National Museum.
  2. Guadalcanal - which is one of the islands in the Solomon Islands, which has the capital, Honiara.
  3. Rennell Island - which is one of the islands in the Solomon Islands, the island is known for the raised coral atoll with a massive lake.
  4. Gizo - which is known for surfing, scuba diving and snorkelling. 
  5. Savo Island - which is a volcanic island and is known for the WWII battlefield. 
  6. Kolombangara - which is known for rainforests, volcanoes, forests and hiking.
  7. Tetepare Island - which has protected areas, turtles and rainforests.
  8. Russell Island - which is known for beaches and scuba diving.
  9. Vanikoro - which is known for forests, museums, monuments and history.
  10. New Georgia - which is known for history, coral reef and lagoons.

Map of Solomon Islands



What's the next country?

From now, I will ask questions about what do you think is the next questions, I will give you hints about that country, try to guess it.

This country is located in the Caribbeans in North America. This island country is around the bottom of the Caribbean islands. So now it is your time to comment down below what country is it? 

I hope you like my post the out Solomon Islands. Comment down below if you've learnt something new about the Solomon Islands. Have a cool day!! Bye!!