Ranongga Island

	Ranongga Island Ranongga is an island located in the New Georgia Islands group of Western Province, Solomon Islands. History Ranongga was sighted in 1787 by sailors Read and Dale. On August 18, 1959, a seismic sea wave was generated off the west coast of Ranongga Island, at 08 hr 05 min. Soon after, large waves were observed in Vori, on the northern coast of the island. The sea receded by 15m and then returned to its original position. In May 2007 there was another large earthquake, and tsunami, and the whole Island lifted out of the sea by 3 metres, and stayed there, exposing all of the reefs around the Island, making life very hard for the locals for some time after. Geography Ranongga is a long, narrow island, located north-east of Simbo Island and south-west of Gizo, the capital of Western Province. The highest point is Mt. Kela (869m) 2007 earthquake In April 2007, an earthquake rocked Ranongga Island, along with many parts of Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known sim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	New Georgia Islands The New Georgia Islands are part of the Western Province of Solomon Islands. They are located to the northwest of Guadalcanal. The larger islands are mountainous and covered in rain forest. The main islands are New Georgia, Vella Lavella, Kolombangara (a dormant volcano), Ghizo, Vangunu, Rendova and Tetepare. They are surrounded by coral reefs and include the Marovo Lagoon. Another famous location is Kennedy Island where the future United States president, John F. Kennedy, spent three days stranded during World War II. Several of the islands were scenes of fighting in the war. The main towns are Gizo, Munda and Noro. The main industries are forestry and fishing. One of the smaller New Georgia islands, Ranongga, was lifted three metres (10 ft.) out of the Pacific Ocean by the 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake, causing an expansion of its shoreline by up to 70 metres all around. Northwest Solomonic languages are spoken on the island, as well as the non-Austrone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Western Province (Solomon Islands) Western Province is the largest of the nine provinces of Solomon Islands. The area is renowned for its beautiful tropical islands, excellent diving and snorkelling, coral reefs and World War II wrecks, ecotourism lodges, and head-hunting shrines. The province contains many small lagoons and most of the country's tourist trade outside Honiara. History The Methodist Mission in the Western Province was established by Rev. John Francis Goldie in 1902. He dominated the mission and gained the loyalty of Solomon Islander members of his church. The relationship with the colonial administrators of the British Solomon Islands, British Solomon Islands Protectorate were also fraught with difficulty, at this time due to Goldie's effective control over the Western Solomon Islands. From 1927 to 1934 Edward Sayers (doctor), Dr Edward Sayers worked at the Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christianity, Christian Christian tradition, tradition whose o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, to the northeast of Australia. It is directly adjacent to Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Bougainville, a part of Papua New Guinea to the west, Australia to the southwest, New Caledonia and Vanuatu to the southeast, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, and Tuvalu to the east, and Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia to the north. It has a total area of 28,896 square kilometres (11,157 sq mi), and a population of 734,887 according to the official estimates for mid-2023. Its capital and largest city, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the wider area of the Solomon Islands (archipelago), Solomon Islands archipelago, which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the Autonomous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Simbo Simbo is an island in Western Province, Solomon Islands. It was known to early Europeans as Eddystone Island. The islanders have their unique language spoken nowhere else. Geography Simbo is actually two main islands, one small island called Nusa Simbo separated by a saltwater lagoon from a larger one. Collectively the islands are known to the local people as Mandegugusu, while in the rest of the Solomons the islands are referred to as Simbo. Simbo has an active volcano called Ove as well several saltwater lagoons and a freshwater lake. 2007 Earthquake and Tsunami On April 2, 2007, Simbo was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami which is now known as the 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake. A 12 m tsunami destroyed two villages, Tapurai and Riquru, on the northern side of the island. Even though the tsunami hit the villages just minutes after the earthquake nearly everyone in the villages ran for safety before the waves hit. Their astonishing response was probably due to a combin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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. It is situated on Ghizo Island approximately west-northwest of the capital, Honiara, and is just southwest of the larger island of Kolombangara. Gizo has a small landing strip on the nearby island of Nusatupe to the north east of the town, making it relatively developed compared to other settlements in the general vicinity. These days Gizo is a tourism centre with diving and surfing being popular activities. History This area of Solomon Islands has had a history of headhunting. According to local stories the Gizo tribe were notorious in this activity. As a consequence the surrounding local tribes took the unusual step of joining together to obliterate the Gizo tribe. The stories further relate that the only survivors were a Gizo woman and her son. This event led to Ghizo island being declared as a property of the state, rathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ghanongga Language Ghanongga, or Ganoqa, is an Oceanic language spoken by about 2,500 people on the northern half of Ranongga Island, Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t .... References Languages of the Solomon Islands Northwest Solomonic languages {{MesoMelanesian-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Islands Of The Solomon Islands This is a list of islands of Solomon Islands, by province and archipelago. Islands Choiseul Province * Choiseul Island Taro Island Vaghena Island (Vaglena, Wagina) * Western Province Shortland Islands * Magusaiai * Alu Island (Shortland) * Pirumeri * Fauro Island * Masamasa * Ovau Treasury Islands *Mono Island * Stirling Island New Georgia Group Vella Lavella Mbava * Ranongga (Ghanongga) * Simbo * Ghizo Island * Kolombangara (Kilimbangara) * Vonavona * Kohinggo New Georgia Tetepare * Akara * Rendova * Vangunu * Penjuku * Nggatokae *** Mborokua * Isabel Province Santa Isabel San Jorge * Central Province Russell Islands Nggela Islands (Florida Islands) * Nggela Sule (Florida Island) Tulagi (Tulaghi) Gavutu * Tanambogo ** Savo Island Guadalcanal Province Guadalcanal Malaita Province Malaita Maramasike (South Malaita, Small Malaita) Mbasakana Stewart Islands * Mutuavi Faor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]