Solomon Islands

Culture | Defunct

2000 BCE to 1886 CE

The Solomon Islands are believed to have been inhabited by Melanesian people for many thousands of years.

Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña is the first European to arrive in Solomon islands in 1568 and names them Islas Salomón.

The United Kingdom establishes a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in 1893.

Capital
Honiara Guadalcanal Solomon Islands View →

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