Geography & environment — Solomon Islands
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Geography & environment at a glance
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources. Key figure for Solomon Islands: Oceania
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Location & size
- Geographic Location
Oceania
- Geographic Coordinates
8 00 S, 159 00 E
- Total Area
11,157 Square Miles 28,896 Square Kilometers
- Land Area
10,805 Square Miles 27,986 Square Kilometers
- Water Area
351 Square Miles 910 Square Kilometers
- Coastline
3,301 Miles 5,313 Kilometers
Physical geography
- Terrain
mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls
- Highest Point
2,447 Meters
- Highest Point Location
Mount Makarakomburu 2,447 m
- Lowest Point Location
Pacific Ocean 0 m
- Natural Resources
fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel
Climate & time
- Time Zone
UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Climate
- Climate
tropical monsoon; few extremes of temperature and weather
- Terrain
mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls
- Location
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea
- Total Area
11,157 Square Miles 28,896 Square Kilometers
Environment
- Environment - Current Issues
deforestation; soil erosion; many of the surrounding coral reefs are dead or dying
- Environment - International Agreements
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
