Nggela Islands

E20527

archipelago island group

The Nggela Islands, also known as the Florida Islands, are a small group of islands in the Central Province of the Solomon Islands, noted for their role in World War II and their rich marine and coastal ecosystems.

Aliases (2)

Nggela Island ×1
Savo Island ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelago → island group →
administrativeDivisionOf	Solomon Islands →
alsoKnownAs	Florida Islands →
climate	tropical rainforest climate →
country	Solomon Islands →
governedBy	Central Province government →
hasActivity	ecotourism → fishing → scuba diving → snorkeling →
hasEconomicActivity	copra production → small-scale fisheries → subsistence agriculture → tourism →
hasEthnicGroup	indigenous Melanesian communities →
hasFeature	fringing reefs → lagoon systems → mangrove forests →
hasHistoricalSite	World War II wrecks → military relics from World War II →
hasLanguage	Nggela language →
hasMajorIsland	Nggela Pile → Nggela Sule →
hasReligion	Christianity →
hasTransportLink	boat services from Honiara →
knownFor	World War II history → coastal ecosystems → coral reefs → rich marine ecosystems →
locatedIn	Central Province → Melanesia → South Pacific Ocean →
marineBiodiversity	high →
nearbyBattlefield	Guadalcanal campaign →
nearbyCity	Honiara →
ocean	Pacific Ocean →
partOf	Pacific theater of World War II → Solomon Islands archipelago →
region	Oceania →
separatedBy	Ironbottom Sound →
separatedFrom	Guadalcanal →
strategicDuring	World War II →
threatenedBy	climate change → coral bleaching → sea level rise →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Central Province → Central Province, Solomon Islands →	contains
Florida Islands → Nggela Sule ("Nggela Island") →	hasAlternativeName
Gela Island → Small Nggela →	locatedIn
Gela Sule → Nggela Sule →	partOf
Central Province →	hasIslandGroup
Tulagi ("Savo Island") →	nearbyIsland
Gela language →	spokenIn