Solomon Islands, Southern

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• Southern Solomon Islands —     Southern Solomon Islands     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Southern Solomon Islands     PREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF THE SOUTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS (INSULARUM SOLOMONIARUM).     The Solomon Islands are in the Pacific Ocean, lying between 154° 40 and… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Solomon Islands — Solomon Islander. 1. an archipelago in the W Pacific Ocean, E of New Guinea; important World War II battles; politically divided between Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. 2. an independent country comprising the larger, SE part of this… …   Universalium

• Solomon Islands (Northern) —     Northern Solomon Islands     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Northern Solomon Islands     (PREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF THE NORTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS)     Established on 23 May, 1898, by separation from the Vicariate Apostolic of New Pomerania (q.v.),… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Solomon Islands — For the group of islands rather than the state, see Solomon Islands (archipelago). Solomons redirects here. For the town in the eastern United States, see Solomons, Maryland. Solomon Islands …   Wikipedia

• Solomon Islands — noun 1. the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth • Instance Hypernyms: ↑country, ↑state, ↑land • Part Holonyms: ↑Solomons • Part Meronyms: ↑Bougainville, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• British Solomon Islands Protectorate Defence Force — The British Solomon Islands Protectorate Defence Force (BSIPDF) was the British colonial military force of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate (1889 1978). The Solomon Islands has not had military forces since it achieved independence from… …   Wikipedia

• Outline of the Solomon Islands — …   Wikipedia

• List of birds of the Solomon Islands — This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Solomon Islands. The avifauna of the Solomon Islands, including the island of Bougainville (to Papua New Guinea) includes a total of 289 species, of which 71 are endemic, 3 have been introduced… …   Wikipedia

• Monarchy of Solomon Islands — This article is about the monarchy of the Solomon Islands. For information on the other countries which share the same monarchy, see Commonwealth realm. Queen of the Solomon Islands Monarchy …   Wikipedia

• North Solomon Islands — The Northern Solomons were the more northerly group of islands in the Solomon Islands archipelago over which Germany declared a protectorate in 1885. Initially the German protectorate included Choiseul, Santa Isabel, the Shortlands and Ontong… …   Wikipedia