Solomon Islands

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		+	'''Solomon Islands''' is a sovereign country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of 28,400 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). The country's capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal.
	==Charts==		==Charts==
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	The Solomons are made up of over 900 islands - the important ones for cruisers are:		The Solomons are made up of over 900 islands - the important ones for cruisers are:
-	* Gizo	+
-	** [[Gizo Town]] (Port of entry)	+	{| class="nicetable"
-	* Liapari	+	|- class="niceheader"
-	** [[Liapari]]	+	| colspan=3 | Islands, Ports, & Anchorages
-	* New Georgia	+	|-
-	**[[Noro]] (Port of entry)	+	| <!-- Group 1 -->
-	* Guadalcanal	+	{{dest| Ghizo |i|d}}
-	** [[Graciosa_Bay|Graciosa Bay (Ndende Island, Santa Cruz)]]	+	: {{dest| Gizo Town |h|e|a|d}}
-	** [[Honiara]] (Port of entry)	+	{{dest| Liapari|i|h|a|d}}
		+	{{dest| New Georgia |i|d}}
		+	: {{dest| Noro |h|e|a|d}}
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		+	| <!-- Group 2 -->
		+	{{dest| Guadalcanal |i|d}}
		+	: {{dest| Honiara |m|e|a|d}}
		+	{{dest| Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands| label=Santa Cruz Islands |i|d}}
		+
		+	|}
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		+	{{Dest legend|a|m|h|i|e|d}}
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	* Florida Islands		* Florida Islands
	**[[Roderick Bay]]		**[[Roderick Bay]]

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Solomon Islands is a sovereign country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of 28,400 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). The country's capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal.

Charts

Source

Chart Number - Chart Name

Chart Number - Chart Name

Source

Chart Number - Chart Name

Weather

Give weather conditions.

Sources for Weather forecasts:

Passages

List popular passages/routes, timing, etc.

Islands

The Solomons are made up of over 900 islands - the important ones for cruisers are:

Islands, Ports, & Anchorages

Ghizo Ghizo /wiki/Ghizo |  – island ||  – needs data | Gizo Town Gizo Town /wiki/Gizo_Town |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – anchorage ||  – needs data | Liapari Liapari/wiki/Liapari |  – island ||  – harbour ||  – anchorage ||  – needs data | New Georgia New Georgia /wiki/New_Georgia |  – island ||  – needs data | Noro Noro /wiki/Noro |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – anchorage ||  – needs data |

Guadalcanal Guadalcanal /wiki/Guadalcanal |  – island ||  – needs data | Honiara Honiara /wiki/Honiara |  – port of entry ||  – marina ||  – anchorage ||  – needs data | Santa Cruz IslandsSanta Cruz Islands/wiki/Santa_Cruz,_Solomon_Islands |  – island ||  – needs data |

• Florida Islands
  • Roderick Bay
• Russell Islands
  • Yandina (Port of entry)

Communication

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Also see World Cruiser's Nets

Navigation

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Entrance

Vessels MUST make their first stop at an official Port of Entry.

Immigration, Visas & Customs

Immigration

Full and lengthy (up-to-date) details at: Solomons Immigration Website

Customs

Details?

Fees and Charges

• Immigration = (and date)
• Port Fees =
• Clearance =
• Quarantine =
• Exit fee =

Restrictions

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Health & Security

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Berthing

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Transportation

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Friends

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Forums

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Links

• Solomon Islands at the Wikipedia
• Solomon Islands at the Wikivoyage
• Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau
• Solomon Islands on Lonely Planet

References & Publications

Books, Guides, etc. Use the Reference template or not at your discretion. For example:

Rod Heikel, Greek Waters Pilot, Imray Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire, ISBN 9780852889718, expands to

Rod Heikell, Greek Waters Pilot Imray, Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire, ISBN 9780852889718

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• Author, Title, Publisher, ISBN ISBN number

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