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Kolombangara
Kolombangara (sometimes spelled ''Kulambangara'') is an island in the New Georgia Islands group of the nation state of Solomon Islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The name is from a local language, a rough translation of its meaning is "Water Lord" with approximately 80 rivers and streams running down its flanks. Geography Almost perfectly round in shape and about across, the island is a stratovolcano that reaches an altitude of at Mount Veve. The island forms part of the southern boundary of the New Georgia Sound; to the northwest the Vella Gulf separates it from Vella Lavella and Gizo, while to the southeast New Georgia lies across the Kula Gulf. West-southwest of Kolombangara is Ghizo Island, upon which the Western provincial capital Gizo is located. The island is heavily forested, with few inhabitants. There are two notable settlements, Ringgi and Mongga, the former being the larger. The most significant industry on the island is logging, principally based at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolombangara Monarch
The Kolombangara monarch (''Symposiachrus browni''), or Brown's monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Taxonomy and systematics This species was originally placed in the genus ''Monarcha'' until moved to ''Symposiachrus'' in 2009. Subspecies There are four subspecies recognized: * ''S. b. browni'' - ( Ramsay, 1883): Found on Kolombangara, New Georgia, Vangunu and nearby islands * ''S. b. ganongae'' - (Mayr, 1935): Originally described as a subspecies of the Solomons monarch. Found on Ranongga Island * ''S. b. nigrotectus'' - (Hartert, 1908): Originally described as a subspecies of the Solomons monarch and subsequently as a separate species in the genus ''Monarcha''. Found on Vella Lavella * ''S. b. meeki'' - (Rothschild & Hartert, 1905): Found on Rendova and Tetepare Islands References Kolombangara monarch Birds of Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolombangara Leaf Warbler
The Kolombangara leaf warbler or sombre leaf warbler (''Phylloscopus amoenus'') is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It is found only in Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References External links BirdLife Species Factsheet. Kolombangara leaf warbler Birds of Kolombangara Kolombangara leaf warbler The Kolombangara leaf warbler or sombre leaf warbler (''Phylloscopus amoenus'') is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It is found only in Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane fores ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Phylloscopidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Veve
Mount Veve is an extinct volcano on the island of Kolombangara, in the Solomon Islands. With an elevation of , it is the island's highest point. See also * List of Ultras of Oceania * List of islands by highest point This is a list of islands in the world ordered by their highest point; it lists islands with peaks by elevation. At the end of this article continental landmasses are also included for comparison. Island countries and territories listed are tho ... References External links "Mount Veve, Solomon Islands" on Peakbagger"Mount Veve" on Mountain-forecast.com Subduction volcanoes Stratovolcanoes of the Solomon Islands Mountains of the Solomon Islands Extinct volcanoes {{SolomonIslands-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolombangara White-eye
The Kolombangara white-eye or hermit white-eye (''Zosterops murphyi'') is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. References Kolombangara white-eye Birds of Kolombangara Kolombangara white-eye The Kolombangara white-eye or hermit white-eye (''Zosterops murphyi'') is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 9 ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Zosteropidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kula Gulf
Kula Gulf is a waterway in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands. It lies between the islands of Kolombangara to the west, Arundel Island (Kohinggo) to the southwest, and New Georgia to the south and east. To the north, it opens into New Georgia Sound ("the Slot"). To the southwest, it connects via Blackett Strait to Vella Gulf and the Solomon Sea. During the Solomon Islands campaign in World War II, two minor naval battles between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the United States Navy were fought here in July, 1943. The first was the Battle of Kula Gulf fought on the night of 5–6 July 1943. In that engagement, the cruiser was sunk. The second battle was the Battle of Kolombangara The Battle of Kolombangara (Japanese: コロンバンガラ島沖海戦) (also known as the Second Battle of Kula Gulf) was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the night of 12/13 July 1943, off the northeastern coas ... fought on the night of 12–13 July 1943. ... [...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 Island Protectorate were also fraught with difficulty, at this time due to Goldie's effective control over the Western Solomon Islands. From 1927 to 1934 Dr Edward Sayers worked at the Methodist mission where he established a hospital at Gizo, and also at Munda and Vella Lavella, and carried out fieldwork in the treatment of malaria.Sayers, E. G. (1943) ''Malaria in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vella Gulf
Vella Gulf is a waterway in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands. It lies between the islands of Vella Lavella to the northwest, Kolombangara to the southeast, and Ghizo to the south. It connects New Georgia Sound ("The Slot") to the northeast with the Solomon Sea to the south. During the Solomon Islands campaign in World War II, the Battle of Vella Gulf was fought here between destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the U.S. Navy on the night of 6–7 August 1943, with an Allied victory. Notes ;Citations ;References * * * * * *-Firsthand account of the battle by Japanese squadron commander aboard . * * * * External links * *Descriptionby Vincent O'Hara Vincent P. O’Hara (born 24 December 1951) is a naval author and historian, residing in California. Biography Vincent O’Hara is an independent scholar with a degree in History from the University of California, Berkeley. O’Hara has author ...Order of battle Bodies of water of the Solomon Islands Gul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crested Cuckoo-dove
The crested cuckoo-dove (''Reinwardtoena crassirostris'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Taxonomy and systematics The crested cuckoo-dove was originally described in 1859 as ''Turacoena crassirostris'' by John Gould on the basis of a specimen from Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. It was then moved to the monotypic genus ''Coryphoenas'' by Robert Wardlaw-Ramsay in 1890. The generic name ''Reinwardtoena'' is in honor of the naturalist Caspar Reinwardt, combining his name with the Ancient Greek word ''oinas'', meaning pigeon. The specific name ''crassirostris'' is from the Latin words ''crassus'', meaning thick, and ''rostris'', meaning billed. Crested cuckoo-dove is the official common name designated by the International Ornithologists' Union. Other common na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghizo Island
Ghizo Island lies in the Western Province (Solomon Islands), Western Province of Solomon Islands, west of New Georgia and Kolombangara, and is home to the provincial capital, Gizo, Solomon Islands, Gizo. The island is named after an infamous local head-hunter. Ghizo is relatively small when compared to the surrounding islands, the island is long and wide, with a summit elevation of (Maringe Hill). The local language is Bilua language. History Ghizo is home to a substantial number of people of I-Kiribati descent. These people were relocated there by the British administration of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate (now the nation state of Solomon Islands) in the 1950s. They had previously spent 20 years on the islands of Orona (Hull Island) and Nikumaroro (Gardener Island), having been resettled on these previously uninhabited islands in the Phoenix Group from various islands in the Gilberts archipelago in the 1930s. The original resettlement in the 1930s was on alleged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Georgia
New Georgia, with an area of , is the largest of the islands in Western Province, Solomon Islands, and the 200th-largest island in the world. Geography New Georgia island is located in the New Georgia Group, an archipelago including most of the other larger islands in the province. The island measures approximately long by wide. New Georgia forms part of the southern boundary of the New Georgia Sound. Kolombangara lies across the Kula Gulf to the west, Choiseul to the northeast, Vangunu is to the southeast, and Rendova to the southwest, across the Blanche Channel. New Georgia is a volcanic island, surrounded in some places by a coral reef. The highest point is Mount Masse, with an elevation of . The climate is wet and tropical, and the island is subject to frequent cyclones. New Georgia is covered with dense vegetation, in the marshy areas mangroves are located. Population The population of the island was 19,312 in 1999. Most of the population resides on the south coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinroth's Shearwater
Heinroth's shearwater (''Puffinus heinrothi'') is a poorly known seabird in the family Procellariidae. Probably a close relative of the little shearwater or Audubon's shearwater (with which it is sometimes considered conspecific), it is distinguished by a long and slender bill and a brown-washed underside. This species is restricted to the seas around the Bismarck Archipelago and northern Solomon Islands. The breeding sites of the species have never been found, although reports of individuals (including recently fledged chicks) on Bougainville and Kolombangara strongly suggest that they breed there, possibly high in the mountains (an inference based on the breeding behaviour of close relatives). There is very little information about the species and it is uncertain if it is threatened or in decline. References BirdLife International (2006) Species factsheetPuffinus heinrothi Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/7/2006 External links Heinroth's shearwater Birds of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 second 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, rat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
