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Geography and Environment of Solomon Islands
Terrain, climate, natural resources, hazards, and environmental conditions of Solomon Islands.
Detailed geography
Physical Features
- Terrain
- mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls
- Climate
- tropical monsoon; few extremes of temperature and weather
- Weather Patterns
- http://voap.weather.com/weather/oap/BPXX0001?template=TRVLH&par=1003114983&unit=0&key=5b85ae1d85877a1b34827fba743e2133
- Highest Point
- 2447 — Mount Makarakomburu 2,447 m
- Lowest Point
- Pacific Ocean 0 m
Borders and Area
- Area (Comparative)
- slightly smaller than Maryland
Natural Resources and Hazards
- Natural Resources
- fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel
- Natural Hazards
- typhoons, but rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earth tremors; volcanic activity
Environment and Land Use
- Current Environmental Issues
- deforestation; soil erosion; many of the surrounding coral reefs are dead or dying
- International Agreements
- party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements