Location of Solomon Islands

The Solomon Islands is a country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean in Oceania.

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It consists of a double chain of volcanic islands and coral atolls in Melanesia.

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The country gets its name from the Solomon Islands archipelago, which includes the North Solomon Islands (part of Papua New Guinea).

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It is directly adjacent to Papua New Guinea to the northwest, Australia to the northeast, New Caledonia and Vanuatu to the southeast.

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Honiara, the capital, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal.

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