Islands relating to Ranongga Island, Solomon Islands.

]]> 156.6426076116263,-7.730455805765357 #TLCMapStyle Island in Western province. Alternative name is Bilua, which is also the name of the Papuan language spoken on the island and the southeastern part of the island.

Source: Described in McDougall, Debra. 2016. Engaging with Strangers: Love and Violence in the Rural Solomon Islands. ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology 6. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-78533-020-9

Language: BLB; PIS

Type: Island

]]> 156.5375302065911,-8.27140187894111 #TLCMapStyle Island in Western Province. Indigenous name is Madegusu and colonial name was Eddystone.

Language: SBB

Type: Minor Island

]]> 157.0653813365773,-7.998558886051412 #TLCMapStyle Large volcanic cone shaped island in Western Province. Local name is Duke or Nduke, which is the name of the language spoken there. Large swathes of territory alienated in colonial period; southwestern quarter remained in customary tenure.

Source: Scales, Ian. 2004. “The Social Forest: Landowners, Development Conflict and the State in Solomon Islands.” PhD Thesis, Australian National University.

Language: NKE

Type: Major Island

]]> 157.4724159321509,-8.15983395776604 #TLCMapStyle Large island in Western Province, with regions including Kusage, Marovo, and Roviana areas.

Source: various.

Language: MVO; RUG; HOA; KSG

Type: Major Island

]]> 157.3079554258557,-8.545891086772386 #TLCMapStyle Large island in south of New Georgia Island in Western Province.

Source: Described in McDougall, Debra. 2016. Engaging with Strangers: Love and Violence in the Rural Solomon Islands. ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology 6. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-78533-020-9

Language: UGE; TQU

Type: Major Island

]]> 157.5518409801217,-8.728424676020705 #TLCMapStyle Island southeast of Rendova in Western Province that was depopulated in the nineteeth century. One of the few places in the province not subject to commercial logging. Only settlement is Tetepare Descent Association ecotourism lodge.

Source: Described in McDougall, Debra. 2016. Engaging with Strangers: Love and Violence in the Rural Solomon Islands. ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology 6. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-78533-020-9

Language: n/a

Type: Major Island

]]> 157.9811129487229,-8.657773081273492 #TLCMapStyle Island south of New Georgia Island in Western Province.

Source: Various

Language: MVO; MPE

Type: Major Island

]]> 158.1885012689027,-8.758529850686106 #TLCMapStyle Island at the southeast of New Georgia group in Western Province. Also spelled Qatokae or Nggatokae.

Source: Various.

Language: MVO; MPR

Type: Major Island

]]> 156.5440043932688,-7.816763878805028 #TLCMapStyle Island west of Vella Lavella Island, site of a large colonial era plantation.

Source: Described in McDougall, Debra. 2016. Engaging with Strangers: Love and Violence in the Rural Solomon Islands. ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology 6. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-78533-020-9

Language: BLB

Type: Small Island

]]> 156.7770603515626,-8.058624982848436 #TLCMapStyle Small Island in western New Georgia region that is the location of the Western Province capital of Gizo. Source: Described in McDougall, Debra. 2016. Engaging with Strangers: Love and Violence in the Rural Solomon Islands. ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology 6. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-78533-020-9

Language: PIS

Type: Major Island

]]> 156.9807321095082,-7.060978237628514 #TLCMapStyle Large island that is also a Province in the northwest of Solomon Islands. Local name is Lauru or Rauru.

Source: variou.

Language: BAA, VRS, RRI, TVA

Type: Major Island

]]> 159.204361439194,-8.040780840049633 #TLCMapStyle Large island that is also a Province in the north central Solomon Islands. Also known by regions including Bugotu/Bughotu, Sabana, Kia.

Source: Various.

Language: MRM; BGT; KJI; BLP; GGA; KKK

Type: Major Island

]]> 160.982743888632,-9.013381117233811 #TLCMapStyle Large island that is also a Province in the eastern of Solomon Islands.

Source: various.

Type: Major Island

]]> 160.2078170186152,-9.615752977785665 #TLCMapStyle Large island that is also a Province in the central Solomon Islands. Cite of national capital Honiara.

Source: Various.

Type: Major Island

]]> 161.841729462164,-10.64635861267986 #TLCMapStyle Large island that is also a Province in the eastern Solomon Islands.

Source: various.

Type: Major Island

]]> 160.1521220668891,-11.64791704737957 #TLCMapStyle Island that is a Polynesian outlier south of Guadalcanal. It is part of Rennell and Bellona Province

Source: Various.

Language: MNV

Type: Major Island

]]> 159.8385607810042,-11.25577602473932 #TLCMapStyle Island near Rennell that is part of Rennell and Bellona Province.

Source: Various.

Language: MNV

Type: Major Island

]]> 155.4829131078283,-6.366322443278382 #TLCMapStyle Bougainville part of the Solomon Islands archipelago and an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea. It is included in this dataset for completeness.

Source: Various.

Type: Major Island

]]> 155.5521513162416,-7.361945839371723 #TLCMapStyle Island on border of Solomon Islands and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville that is part of Western Province.

Source: Various.

Language: MTE

Type: Minor Island

]]> 160.249294326169,-9.00844124789185 #TLCMapStyle Island group in Central Province. Also Gela. Previously Florida Islands and site of the colonial capital of Tulagi.

Source: Various.

Language: NLG

Type: Major Island

]]> 159.5427854777299,-5.20348451068454 #TLCMapStyle Atoll north of main Solomon Islands chain that part of Malaita province. Inhabited by Polynesian people.

Source: Various.

Language: OJV

Type: Major Island

]]> 159.8083844286502,-9.135543299630413 #TLCMapStyle Island in Central Province

Source: various

Language: SVS

Type: Major Island

]]> 166.9532978255071,-10.88717144539078 #TLCMapStyle Province commprised of Santa Crus Islands in the east of Solomon Islands, with the capital Lata

Source: Various.

Type: Major Island

]]> 155.7900817017245,-7.042931758068003 #TLCMapStyle Island on border of Solomon Islands and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville that is part of Western Province.

Source: Various.

Language: MTE

Type: Major Island/Minor Island

]]> 159.163652136808,-9.036299962136109 #TLCMapStyle Island group in Central Province

Source: Various.

Language: LVK

Type: Major Island

]]> 156.5647083544504,-8.068084178657333 #TLCMapStyle Island in Western Province. Alternative names Ranongga, Ranonga, Ghanongga, Ganoqa. Name of the island derived from European mispronounciation of northwest area of island. Other areas are Kuboktota and Luqa.

Source: Described in McDougall, Debra. 2016. Engaging with Strangers: Love and Violence in the Rural Solomon Islands. ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology 6. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-78533-020-9

Language: GHN; LGA; PIS

Type: Major Island

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