The Solomon Islands is an island country in the southwest of the South Pacific (5°-12° south latitude, 155°-170° east longitude), 1,600 kilometers away from Australia in the southwest, 485 kilometers away from Papua New Guinea in the west, and across the sea from Vanuatu in the southeast. One of the members of the Commonwealth of Nations, the official language is English. capital city Honiara,
There are more than 990 islands in the country, with a total land area of 28,450 square kilometers and an exclusive economic zone of 1.6 million square kilometers. It is a Melanesian archipelago, consisting of Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Malaita, Choiseul Island, Santa Isabel Island, San Cristobal Island, Santa Cruz Islands and many surrounding islands, the largest Guadalcanal Island covers an area of 6,475 square kilometers, with dense forests covering the whole territory 90%.
The coastal terrain of Solomon is relatively flat and beautiful, with clear sea water and excellent visibility. It has the largest saltwater lagoon in the world, covering an area of 700 square kilometers. There are hundreds of beautiful small islands in the lagoon, most of which are covered by coconut trees and tropical rain forests, surrounded by coral, and there are many uninhabited islands, comparable to Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Regarded as one of the best diving areas in the world, it has great potential for tourism development.
Tulagi belongs to the Solomon Islands and was discovered by Spanish explorers in 1568. Tulagi is the eastern port of the Solomon Islands, located on the south coast of Florida Island, north of the capital Honiara, with a maximum draft of 6.10 meters. With a circumference of 5 kilometers, Tulagi is a natural sheltered harbor, known as Little Tokyo Bay. There are two small islands on the east side of the island: Gavutu Island and Tanambogo Island, which guard Tulagi like two sentries. island.
Tulagi was the administrative seat of the British Solomon Islands Protected Territory, which was destroyed by the Japanese in 1942 and liberated by the US military on August 7 of the same year. To commemorate the victory, the United States named a Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier after Tuguila. The narrow strait between the island and the island of Florida is an excellent harbor, through which all import and export goods need to pass. It is the second largest port in Solomon, and it can be said to be one of the lifelines of the Solomon Islands.