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| Name | Islands relating to Ranongga Island, Solomon Islands |
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| Description | Islands relating to Ranongga Island, Solomon Islands. |
| Type | Placename |
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| Contributor | Mitchell Harrop |
| Entries | 26 |
| Allow ANPS? | No |
| Added to System | 2025-12-04 13:18:52 |
| Updated in System | 2025-12-05 10:03:32 |
| Subject | Islands |
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| Creator | Debra McDougall |
| Publisher | The University of Mebourne |
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| Date Created (externally) | 2025-12-01 |
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
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
Island in Western Province. Indigenous name is Madegusu and colonial name was Eddystone.
Language: SBB
Type: Minor Island
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
Large island in Western Province, with regions including Kusage, Marovo, and Roviana areas.
Source: various.
Language: MVO; RUG; HOA; KSG
Type: Major Island
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
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
Island south of New Georgia Island in Western Province.
Source: Various
Language: MVO; MPE
Type: Major Island
Island at the southeast of New Georgia group in Western Province. Also spelled Qatokae or Nggatokae.
Source: Various.
Language: MVO; MPR
Type: Major Island
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
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
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
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
Large island that is also a Province in the eastern of Solomon Islands.
Source: various.
Type: Major Island
Large island that is also a Province in the central Solomon Islands. Cite of national capital Honiara.
Source: Various.
Type: Major Island
Large island that is also a Province in the eastern Solomon Islands.
Source: various.
Type: Major Island
Island that is a Polynesian outlier south of Guadalcanal. It is part of Rennell and Bellona Province
Source: Various.
Language: MNV
Type: Major Island
Island near Rennell that is part of Rennell and Bellona Province.
Source: Various.
Language: MNV
Type: Major Island
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
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
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
Atoll north of main Solomon Islands chain that part of Malaita province. Inhabited by Polynesian people.
Source: Various.
Language: OJV
Type: Major Island
Island in Central Province
Source: various
Language: SVS
Type: Major Island
Province commprised of Santa Crus Islands in the east of Solomon Islands, with the capital Lata
Source: Various.
Type: Major Island
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
Island group in Central Province
Source: Various.
Language: LVK
Type: Major Island