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Mount Austen
Mount Austen is a suburb of Honiara, Solomon Islands and is located South of Kukum. Mt. Austen is a natural and peaceful area, but with a notable exception a large force of U.S. and Japanese troops engaged in Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse, fierce battles from December 1942 to January 1943. References See also * Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse Populated places in Guadalcanal Province Suburbs of Honiara {{SolomonIslands-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of The Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is divided into nine provinces. The national capital, Honiara, on the island of Guadalcanal, is separately governed as the country's Capital Territory. History Under the British Solomon Islands Protectorate, there were initially 12 administrative districts: Choiseul, Eastern Solomons, Gizo, Guadalcanal, Lord Howe, Malaita, Nggela and Savo, Rennell and Bellona Islands, Santa Cruz, Shortlands, Sikaiana (Stewart), and Ysabel and Cape Marsh. The administrative centre was in Tulagi. After World War II, the protectorate was reorganised into four districts, namely Central, Western, Eastern, and Malaita, which were then further subdivided into councils. The administrative centre was moved from Tulagi to Honiara. At its independence in 1978, the protectorate became the sovereign state of Solomon Islands. Honiara continued to function as the capital of the sovereign nation, and the inherited districts and councils remained until 1981, when the nation was reorganised in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |