SOLOMON ISLAND PHOTOS:
Honiara Outside Honiara Auki & Langa Langa E. Kwaio
W. Are'Are Bellona Island Savo & the Ngellas Western Province

SOLOMON ISLANDS:  Western Province - Seghe, Gizo, Munda

The lagoon-studded Western Province (New Georgia), or simply the West as it is more commonly known, is probably the most picturesque part of the Solomons. It also boasts ownership of most of the prime dive sites in the country. Gizo, on Ghizo Island, overlooks a lagoon with a myriad of small islands, one of which is Kennedy (Plum Pudding Island). A large number of iKirabiti live on Ghizo, having moved there in the 1950's from overcrowded islands in their native Gilbertese Islands. Munda, the largest settlement on New Georgia, is actually a series of small villages stretching 6 km along the Roviana Lagoon, the village of Lambete being the most developed in the area. Seghe, a sub provincial headquarter on the southeast coast of New Georgia, is a stop on the flight from Honiara to Munda and Gizo.

Click image to view enlargement. Click browser Back icon to return to this page.

1991WPIsland.jpg (78813 bytes) 1991SegheAirport.jpg (115783 bytes) 1991SegheBehindPoliceStn.jpg (81586 bytes) 1991SegheVillageHouse.jpg (135749 bytes)
Somewhere over the Western Province Seghe Airport Behind Seghe police station House in a Seghe village
1991GhizoApproach.jpg (45769 bytes) 1991GhizoMarket.jpg (90630 bytes) 1991GhizoCanoes.jpg (81842 bytes) 1991GizoTamare.jpg (80301 bytes)
Approaching Gizo on the island of Ghizo Gizo market Coming and going from the Gizo market Cruise ship welcoming group of young Gilbertese dancers, Gizo
1991MundaFosterHouse.jpg (148458 bytes) 2002LambeteCourthouse.jpg (121708 bytes) 2002LambeteDrydock.jpg (81148 bytes) 2002LambeteShore.jpg (160700 bytes)
The only house between Munda and Noro (aka the Foster house)  (1991) Courthouse/Provincial offices,
Lambete, Munda
Lambete drydock? Lambete shore
2002LambeteSuburb1.jpg (115060 bytes) 2002LambeteSuburb2.jpg (113712 bytes) 2002MundaKiambeIsland.jpg (59039 bytes)
Lambete suburbs Kiambe Island off Munda

Top of page


(c) 2001/2002, Nadine Au-Yong. All rights reserved.