Russell Islands

E32059

archipelago island group

The Russell Islands are a small group of islands in the Central Province of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, known for their World War II history and surrounding coral reefs.

Aliases (1)

Russell Islands region ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelago → island group →
administrativeCentre	Yandina →
climate	tropical rainforest climate →
country	Solomon Islands →
currentUse	fishing → small-scale logging → subsistence agriculture → tourism →
economy	rural subsistence economy →
ethnicGroup	Melanesian people →
hasAirfield	Yandina Airport →
hasFeature	coral reefs → lagoon → tropical rainforest →
hasIsland	Louni Island NERFINISHED → Mbanika → Pavuvu → Yandina Island →
hasSettlement	Yandina →
knownFor	World War II history → diving sites → surrounding coral reefs →
languageSpoken	Solomon Islands Pijin → local Austronesian languages →
largestIsland	Pavuvu →
locatedIn	Central Province → Solomon Islands → South Pacific Ocean →
majorIsland	Mbanika →
marineEnvironment	coral reef ecosystem →
nearbyIsland	Guadalcanal →
nearbyIslandGroup	Florida Islands →
operation	Operation Cleanslate →
operationDate	1943 →
partOf	Melanesia →
religion	Christianity →
siteOf	Allied military bases → airfields → naval bases →
sovereignState	Solomon Islands →
strategicRole	staging area for Guadalcanal and New Georgia campaigns →
timeZone	UTC+11 →
usedByMilitaryForce	Imperial Japanese Navy → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
usedDuring	World War II →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Central Province → Central Province, Solomon Islands →	contains
Central Province → Central Province, Solomon Islands →	hasIslandGroup
Yandina →	locatedIn
Savo Island →	near
Guadalcanal →	nearbyIslandGroup
Savo Sound →	nearbyLandmass
Yandina →	partOf
Yandina ("Russell Islands region") →	region