Solomon islands

• The currency used in Solomon islands is Solomon Islands Dollar
• The language of Solomon islands is Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca; English is official but spoken by only a few
• The capital of Solomon islands is Honiara
• The time in Solomon islands is 12:09
• The coastline of Solomon islands is 5313 kilometres (3294 miles)

Solomon islands Underwater Photo Sites 9 u/w photo dive sites found B-17 Bomber, Solomon islands       Not much current. Very silty bottom. Good bouyancy and fin tecinque a must not to have a silt out. Up in the shallows is a nice reef. more info... Facts about B-17 Bomber It is in Solomon islands B-17 Bomber is in the Coral Sea. The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet. The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet. Dive types Leru Cut, Solomon islands       Good dive. Not much life inside the cut but the light can be incredible at the cut or the back end. more info... Facts about Leru Cut It is in Solomon islands The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet. The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet. Dive types Mary Island, Solomon islands       Far out island with many large palagics. more info... Facts about Mary Island It is in Solomon islands Mary Island is in the Solomon Sea. The typical depth is 0-40 Metres 0-130 Feet. Dive types Marine Life Diving facilities Photo facilities Hellcat, Solomon islands       American Hellcat from WW2 in 9m. Accessed from Gizo. more info... Facts about Hellcat It is in Solomon islands Hellcat is in the Solomon Sea. The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet. The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet. Dive types Marine Life Diving facilities Photo facilities Marovo Lagoon, Solomon islands       Dove from MV Bilikiki during a 13 day cruise, on November 2010. Outstanding diving, crew, and food. Camera Nikon D700, lens Nikkor 60mm f2.8. Camera Settings: Manual exposure, continuous auto-focus, shutter 1/250th of a second, f 5.6 ISO 400. Average water temperature 86 degrees F. more info... Facts about Marovo Lagoon It is in Solomon islands Marovo Lagoon is in the Solomon Sea. The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet. The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet. Dive types Marine Life Diving facilities Photo facilities Shark Point, Solomon islands       Dive this site with Dive Munda. It is about 20 minutes boat ride from Agnes Lodge. A spectacular wall dive, plunging down to 70 meters. There is a good chance of seeing hammerhead sharks, silver and black tip sharks, and the occasional oceanic white tip. Along the wall there are huge gorgonian sea fans and lush soft corals and thick whip corals. This makes an amazing early-morning dive as visibility can exceed 40 meters and the chance to see those big fish increases greatly. Although typically this is a deep dive to see the larger species of shark, the novice diver can enjoy this site as well at a shallower depth. The wall extends so close to the surface that it is possible to snorkel the site. more info... Facts about Shark Point It is in Solomon islands Shark Point is in the Solomon Sea. The typical depth is 50+ Metres 160+ Feet. The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet. Dive types Marine Life Diving facilities Photo facilities Florida, Solomon islands       Very nice more info... Facts about Florida It is in Solomon islands Florida is in the Solomon Sea. Dive types Marine Life Diving facilities Photo facilities Reefs and wrecks, Solomon islands       Leru Cut is a geologic formation where the solid limestone of an island has a section cut into it. The top of the cut was open to the sky, but it was only about 5 meters across at the widest. We dropped down to about 15 meters and swam into the cut. It was like going into an unlit alleyway between two large buildings at night. Although there was light outside on the reef and up above at the top of the cut, down in the cut itself it was quite dark. This made for some interesting lighting effects. The Toa Maru is a 400ft+ Japanese cargo ship that was attacked and sunk during WWII. The ship rests on its starboard side on a slope with the bow in the shallows starting at about 25ft and the stern ending below 120ft. Artifacts included fuel drums, ammo, saki bottles, and a motorcycle. The big surprise was the condoms that Danny had previously found on one of his many dives there. To preserve them, he placed them in a jar and hid them in the wreck to show to his guests. I never laughed so hard through a reg when the divemaster pulled that jar out of its hiding place. One Tree I caught this dive at a good time as a school of Spotted Eagle Rays performed an acrobatic display for over twenty minutes with a few of them checking me out at very close distance. The Hell Cat - A shallow dive; 30ft, this American fighter plane was perfectly intact. Ammo still found in its wings. Amazingly, this fighter was accidentally shot down (pilot survived and was rescued) by WWII ace Greg 'Pappy' Boyington of the Black Sheep Squadron. One of Pappy's bullets hit the engine and the fighter had to ditch due to loss of oil pressure. Japanese Zero This is a shallow dive that is only a stones throw from the market in Gizo. It is an intact plane that, although interesting on its own, had a beautiful florescent red anemone. The two anemone fish that called it home were 'tinted' in the same color of red. A few fin strokes away are the broken pieces of a Japanese Float plane. more info... Facts about Reefs and wrecks It is in Solomon islands Reefs and wrecks is in the Pacific. The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet. The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet. Dive types Marine Life Diving facilities Photo facilities Solomon Islands, Solomon islands       There is diving for every level here, with reef and wall diving along with numerous wrecks. There is endless opportunities for the underwater photographer. Brilliant soft corals, huge sea fans and hard corals, along with turtles, shoals, manta rays and the occassional hammerhead. Wrecks are most prolific on the seabed in Guadalcanal, and Gizo also has many wrecks. The wet season here is November to April when severe storms can arrive, but diving is available all year round although the best time is from April - October. For protection against sharp coral etc. a lightweight wetsuit or lycra suit is advised. more info... Facts about Solomon Islands It is in Solomon islands Solomon Islands is in the Pacific. The typical depth is 0-40 Metres 0-130 Feet. The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet. Dive types Marine Life Diving facilities Photo facilities 9 u/w photo dive sites found

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