Solomon Islands Travel Recommendation

Recently, the popularity of traveling to Solomon Islands is increasing. Many people say that this beautiful country will eventually be discovered. So what are the tourist attractions here? Today, Bian Xiao will briefly introduce some tourist attractions in Solomon Islands.

Honiara

Honiara is the capital and main port of Solomon Islands, located on the north bank of Guadalcanal Island, west of Cape Cruz. White sandy beaches, dense green palm trees and calm bays protected by coral reefs constitute a poetic picture, which is a charming coastal city in the South Pacific.

Hongyi has no tall buildings, no endless traffic and bustling crowds. There are green trees, green grass and colorful flowers everywhere, which are quiet and fresh. The residential buildings in this city are quite distinctive, with every household, two-story wooden houses, single-family houses of the same color and small gardens around them. Here are all kinds of trees, exotic flowers and grasses, swaying green trees, which are extremely elegant. Therefore, Honiara is more like a garden city.

Chinese pavilions and pavilions in Honiara are scattered among red flowers and green trees. There are fine white and soft beaches on the seaside in the urban area, which is a good place for swimming. The residents of Honiara are simple and enthusiastic, and the beautiful island scenery of the country attracts a large number of foreign tourists.

Solomon Islands National Museum

The National Museum of Solomon Islands, located in Honiara, the capital, was built in 1969 and is the only museum in Solomon Islands. It is not only a museum, but also the cultural center and government cultural department of Solomon Islands, displaying many relics left over from World War II.

Solomon Islands National Museum has more than 2,000 collections, including works of art, relics, photographs, archaeological excavations, natural history, animal specimens, scientific and technological products, audio-visual materials, posters, outdoor sculptures and so on. Among them, local natural specimens, World War II relics and archaeological excavations are the most.

There are conference rooms and libraries in the museum, and the most special thing is that there are picnics and barbecues outside the museum for tourists to eat. There are eight traditional houses behind the museum, each of which represents the characteristics of different provinces. At present, the Solomon Islands National Museum is a member of the Pacific Museum Association.

Guadalcanal island midway island

Guadalcanal Island is located in the southwest Pacific Ocean. It is one of a series of volcanic islands in the western Pacific Ocean and the largest island in Solomon Islands. Honiara, the capital of the country, is located on the northern coast of the island. The economy mainly depends on fisheries and agriculture, and gold mining began in 1990.

Guadalcanal Island covers an area of 5,302 square kilometers. It was discovered in 1788 and became a British protectorate in 1893. The occupation by the Japanese army during World War II was the most important turning point in the Pacific theater of World War II. During World War II, 38,000 people died here.

In the middle of Guadalcanal Island, there are many steep ridges. The highest peak is Makalanbu, with an altitude of 2447 meters. There are large plains along the north coast; The steep cliffs on the south bank are close to the sea. Many swift rivers flow from forest-covered mountainous areas to the sea, and some coastal areas are mangrove swamps. The mountains and fog here are green and breathtaking. There are many existing sites on the island, such as Lu Wei World War II Museum and Highland 66.

Tulagi

Tulagi belongs to Solomon Islands and was discovered by Spanish explorers in 1568. Tulagi is the eastern port of Solomon Islands, located on the south bank of Florida Island, north of Honiara, the capital, with a maximum intake of 6. 10m and a circumference of 5km. Tulagi is a natural refuge. On the east side of the island, there are two small islands: Gaoutu Island and Tanambogo Island, which guard Tulaji Island like two sentries.

Tulagi was once the administrative seat of the British Solomon Islands Reserve. 1942 was destroyed by the Japanese army and liberated by the American army on August 7 of the same year. To commemorate this victory, the United States named a Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier Tujila. The narrow strait between the island and Florida Island is an excellent harbor, and both import and export goods need to pass through, which can be said to be one of the lifeblood of Solomon Islands.

East Lonnell

East Lonnell Island is located at the southernmost tip of Solomon Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is the third island in the south of Lonnell Island. Lonnell Island is 86km long and15km wide. It is the largest coral island in the world, which is made up of corals. The main feature of this island is Lake Tegano, which used to be the lagoon of the atoll.

There are three main types of plants on Lagnell Island: immature forests in karst ridges around the island, tall forests on the island, flora around Lake Tegano and small mangroves around the lake. Most of Lonnell Island is covered with dense forests, with an average height of 20 meters.

Although the natural environment here is extremely harsh and hurricanes often occur, it is still a real natural laboratory for scientific research. There are 1 1 species of bats here, including a Lonnell Island flying fox, and other species include the naked-backed fish fly, the Pacific flying fox and the spiny bat.

There are about 43 species of terrestrial and aquatic birds here, of which 4 and 9 subspecies are endemic to Lagnell Island, and 7 subspecies are endemic to Lagnell Island and Belona Island. Cormorants are frequent visitors to Lake Tegano. Pigeons with pink spots are unique to Lagnell Island and Belona Island. Lagnell Island also has fan-tailed pigeons and shrike.

Coral Sea is the largest marginal sea in the world. Coral Sea is a part of the sea area between Irian Island and Solomon Islands, with an area of 4,794.38+0,000 square kilometers, which is equivalent to half the land area of China. Coral Sea is located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, with an average depth of 2243 meters, and the deepest New Hebri Trench is 9 175 meters. To the west is Australia; To the east are New Caledonia and Vanuatu; Northwest Solomon Islands; To the north is New Guinea, which is famous for the American-Japanese Coral Sea Campaign in World War II.

There are coral islands in the coral sea, named after a large number of coral reefs. The world-famous Great Barrier Reef is located in this sea area. Like the city barrier, the Torres Strait, not far south of the Tropic of Cancer, stretches for 2,400 kilometers from north to south, and is about 2- 150 kilometers from east to west, with a total area of 80,000 square kilometers. It is the largest coral in the world. It used to be a world of corals, leaving behind the largest barrier reef in the world.

There are many atolls and coral platforms scattered on the vast sea surface, like beautiful flowers and stars, hence the name Coral Sea. On the continental shelf and shallows, based on the islands near the sea and submarine mountains, huge coral groups have developed, forming mottled coral reefs embedded in the blue sea, forming a magnificent picture.

On the whole, this Solomon Islands is really beautiful. Although there were not many tourists here before, I believe there will be more and more in the future!