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DESTINATIONS » Pacific » Cocos | Galápagos | Cook Islands | Fiji | French Polynesia | Malpelo | Solomon Islands | Tonga
 The Solomon Islands, hidden away in a quiet pocket of the pacific Basin, have retained the age old magic of the South Seas. The Solomons stretch for some 1500 kilometres in a north west south east direction, between 5 and 12 degrees south of the equator.
The main islands of Choiseul, Isabel, Guadalcanal, Malatia, Makira and New Georgia make up most of the 28,000 square kilometers of land mass. Hundreds of smaller islands and atolls are scattered throughout the group.
Main dive destinations are Honiara (Guadalcanal), Yandina Plantation Resort (The Russell Islands), Maravagi Island Resort (The Florida Islands), Uepi Island, Munda, Gizo (New Georgia Province). The more remote, explorations are conducted by the liveaboards.
During the Second World War the Solomon's became the key turning point in the desperate and bitter struggle by allied forces to repel the Japanese advancement in the South Pacific. Most of the fighting was concentrated in the Guadalcanal area with one of the most fierce encounters in naval history taking place on 13th November, 1942. The "Battle of Guadalcanal" cost the Japanese over 11 ships with many more boats and aircraft plummeting into the blue waters of Guadalcanal in the days surrounding this battle.
The area became known as "The Iron Bottom Sound" because of the number of wrecks and debris scattered on the ocean floor. The violent days have gone by, now the machines and relics of destruction form artificial reefs that attract masses of fish and an incredible variety of coral life. The Solomon's also boast some of the most spectacular coral diving in the world. The ocean is warm and clear, teaming with fish, large pelagics, and hard and soft corals of every colour. Dramatic outcrops, breath taking drop offs and imposing coral overhangs add to the underwater spectacle
There is diving off Gizo Island, Munda Island and Uepi. The Russels stand out because of dramatic underwater scenery of rocks, caves and cracks.
In the Florida Group don't miss a dive on Twin Shaft Pinnacles.
The Solomons are hot and humid year-round, with the most rain falling between December and March. Annual rainfalls are well above 100 inches, but
mountainous islands do produce rain shadows resulting in much less rainfall on some coasts. Between December and April winds blow periodically out
of the west (calm spells are broken by storms). The southeast trades blow from the end of April to November. Diving is year round with plenty
of places to dive in the lee, but April and May are the best months followed by October, November and December.
 
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