Solomon Islands coastline , Solomon Islands Natural Resources

Solomon Islands

Location : oceania. group of islands in the south pacific ocean. east of papua new guinea

Geographic Coordinates : 8 00 s. 159 00 e

Map Reference : oceania

Area : total: 28.450 sq km land: 27.540 sq km water: 910 sq km

Area Comparative: slightly smaller than maryland

Solomon Islands More Facts

Land boundaries : 0 km

coastline : 221

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 Lands : na