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Culture of Solomon Islands. The cuisine of Solomon Islands has developed over 5,000 years of inhabitation and external influences. From the Spanish, the islands received cattle; from the Asians and Indians, spices, exotic vegetables and fruit. The islands were later colonies by the English, who left their own culinary mark.
Ashesi's Archer Cornfield Courtyard. Ashesi University (/ ɑː ʃ ˈ s / a-shii-si') is a private, non-profit university located in Berekuso, near Accra.The mission of Ashesi University is to educate ethical, entrepreneurial leaders in Africa; to cultivate within students the critical thinking skills, the concern for others, and the courage it will take to transform the continent.
Solomon Islands, [7] also known simply as the Solomons, [8] is a country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, to the northeast of Australia. It is directly adjacent to Papua New Guinea to the west, Australia to the southwest, New Caledonia and Vanuatu to the southeast, Fiji, Wallis and ...
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Solomon Islands in relation to the rest of Oceania. Geographic coordinates: 8°00′S 159°00′E. Area: total: 29,000 km 2 (11,000 sq mi) [10][11] land: 27,986 km 2 (10,805 sq mi) water: 1,014 km 2 (392 sq mi) Coastline: 5,313 km. Maritime claims: Measured from claimed archipelagic baselines.
Solomon Islands. The Solomon Islands (archipelago) is an island group in the western South Pacific Ocean, north-east of Australia. The archipelago is in the Melanesian subregion and bioregion of Oceania and forms the eastern boundary of the Solomon Sea. The many islands of the archipelago are distributed across the sovereign states of Papua New ...
The capital city of Honiara is situated on Guadalcanal, the largest island. The other principal towns are Gizo, Auki, and Kirakira. Most Solomon Islanders are Christian, with the Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, South Seas Evangelical, and Seventh-day Adventist faiths predominating. About 5% of the population maintain traditional beliefs.
Gizo, Solomon Islands. Gizo is the capital of the Western Province in Solomon Islands. With a population of 7,177 (as of 2019), it is the third largest town in the country. [1] It is situated on Ghizo Island approximately 380 kilometres (236 miles) west-northwest of the capital, Honiara, and is just southwest of the larger island of Kolombangara.