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Latitude-7.730455805765357 Longitude156.6426076116263
Description
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
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TLCMap IDte8b4a
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:57:14
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Latitude-8.27140187894111 Longitude156.5375302065911
Description
Island in Western Province. Indigenous name is Madegusu and colonial name was Eddystone.
Language: SBB
Type: Minor Island
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TLCMap IDte8b4b
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:57:25
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Latitude-7.998558886051412 Longitude157.0653813365773
Description
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
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TLCMap IDte8b4c
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:57:35
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Latitude-8.15983395776604 Longitude157.4724159321509
Description
Large island in Western Province, with regions including Kusage, Marovo, and Roviana areas.
Source: various.
Language: MVO; RUG; HOA; KSG
Type: Major Island
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TLCMap IDte8b4d
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:57:44
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Latitude-8.545891086772386 Longitude157.3079554258557
Description
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
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TLCMap IDte8b4e
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:57:54
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Latitude-8.728424676020705 Longitude157.5518409801217
Description
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
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TLCMap IDte8b4f
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:58:02
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Latitude-8.657773081273492 Longitude157.9811129487229
Description
Island south of New Georgia Island in Western Province.
Source: Various
Language: MVO; MPE
Type: Major Island
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TLCMap IDte8b50
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:58:10
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Latitude-8.758529850686106 Longitude158.1885012689027
Description
Island at the southeast of New Georgia group in Western Province. Also spelled Qatokae or Nggatokae.
Source: Various.
Language: MVO; MPR
Type: Major Island
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TLCMap IDte8b51
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:58:18
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Latitude-7.816763878805028 Longitude156.5440043932688
Description
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
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TLCMap IDte8b52
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:58:26
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Latitude-8.058624982848436 Longitude156.7770603515626
Description
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
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TLCMap IDte8b53
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:58:35
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Latitude-7.060978237628514 Longitude156.9807321095082
Description
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
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TLCMap IDte8b54
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:58:45
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Latitude-8.040780840049633 Longitude159.204361439194
Description
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
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TLCMap IDte8b55
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:58:54
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Latitude-9.013381117233811 Longitude160.982743888632
Description
Large island that is also a Province in the eastern of Solomon Islands.
Source: various.
Type: Major Island
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TLCMap IDte8b56
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:59:03
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Latitude-9.615752977785665 Longitude160.2078170186152
Description
Large island that is also a Province in the central Solomon Islands. Cite of national capital Honiara.
Source: Various.
Type: Major Island
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TLCMap IDte8b57
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:59:11
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Latitude-10.64635861267986 Longitude161.841729462164
Description
Large island that is also a Province in the eastern Solomon Islands.
Source: various.
Type: Major Island
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TLCMap IDte8b58
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:59:19
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Latitude-11.64791704737957 Longitude160.1521220668891
Description
Island that is a Polynesian outlier south of Guadalcanal. It is part of Rennell and Bellona Province
Source: Various.
Language: MNV
Type: Major Island
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TLCMap IDte8b59
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:59:30
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Latitude-11.25577602473932 Longitude159.8385607810042
Description
Island near Rennell that is part of Rennell and Bellona Province.
Source: Various.
Language: MNV
Type: Major Island
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TLCMap IDte8b5a
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:59:47
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Latitude-6.366322443278382 Longitude155.4829131078283
Description
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
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TLCMap IDte8b5b
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:59:39
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Latitude-7.361945839371723 Longitude155.5521513162416
Description
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
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TLCMap IDte8b5c
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:59:57
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Latitude-9.00844124789185 Longitude160.249294326169
Description
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
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TLCMap IDte8b5d
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 13:00:07
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Latitude-5.20348451068454 Longitude159.5427854777299
Description
Atoll north of main Solomon Islands chain that part of Malaita province. Inhabited by Polynesian people.
Source: Various.
Language: OJV
Type: Major Island
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TLCMap IDte8b5e
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 13:00:16
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Latitude-9.135543299630413 Longitude159.8083844286502
Description
Island in Central Province
Source: various
Language: SVS
Type: Major Island
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TLCMap IDte8b5f
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 13:00:25
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Latitude-10.88717144539078 Longitude166.9532978255071
Description
Province commprised of Santa Crus Islands in the east of Solomon Islands, with the capital Lata
Source: Various.
Type: Major Island
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TLCMap IDte8b60
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 13:00:55
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Latitude-7.042931758068003 Longitude155.7900817017245
Description
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
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TLCMap IDte8b61
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 13:00:47
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Latitude-9.036299962136109 Longitude159.163652136808
Description
Island group in Central Province
Source: Various.
Language: LVK
Type: Major Island
Sources
TLCMap IDte8b62
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 13:00:39
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Latitude-8.068084178657333 Longitude156.5647083544504
Description
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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TLCMap IDte8b49
Created At2026-01-02 12:56:49 Updated At2026-01-02 12:57:03
