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The New Georgia Islands are part of the Western Province of Solomon Islands. They are located to the northwest of Guadalcanal. The larger islands are mountainous and covered in rain forest. The main islands are New Georgia, Vella Lavella, Kolombangara (a dormant volcano), Ghizo, Vangunu, Rendova and Tetepare. They are surrounded by coral reefs and include the largest saltwater lagoon in the world: Marovo lagoon.

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Another famous location is Kennedy Island where the future United States president, John F. Kennedy, spent three days stranded during World War II. Several of the islands were scenes of fighting in the war.

The main towns are Gizo, Munda and Noro. The main industries are forestry and fishing.

One of the smaller New Georgia islands, Ranongga, was lifted three metres (10 ft.) out of the Pacific Ocean by the 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake, causing an expansion of its shoreline by up to 70 metres all around.[1]

Northwest Solomonic languages are spoken on the island, as well as the non-Austronesian language Touo in the southern part of Rendova Island.

See also

• Western Province topics

References

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На других языках

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[de] New-Georgia-Archipel

Die Inselgruppe des New-Georgia-Archipels in den westpazifischen Salomonen ist ein Teil von deren Westprovinz. Die etwa 20 Eilande liegen 100 bis 300 km nordwestlich der Salomonen-Hauptinsel Guadalcanal. Die größeren Inseln haben ein bergiges Profil und sind von tropischem Regenwald bedeckt.

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- [en] New Georgia Islands

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[es] Islas Nueva Georgia

Las islas Nueva Georgia son un archipiélago de islas situadas en el sur del océano Pacífico pertenecientes a la Provincia Occidental de Islas Salomón. Al sur del archipiélago se encuentra el mar de Salomón y al norte de estrecho de Nueva Georgia.

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[fr] Archipel de la Nouvelle-Géorgie

L'archipel de la Nouvelle-Géorgie constitue l'essentiel de la province occidentale des Salomon.

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[ru] Острова Нью-Джорджия

Нью-Джорджия (Новая Георгия) (англ. New Georgia) — группа вулканических островов в западной части Тихого океана, в составе Соломоновых островов, к северо-западу от острова Гуадалканал. Принадлежат государству Соломоновы Острова и входят в состав Западной провинции страны. Население около 70 000 чел. (2009). В этнокультурном отношении относятся к Меланезии.

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