Solomon Lake
The Solomon Sea or Solomon Sea is a marginal sea located in the southern Pacific Ocean between New Guinea in the west, New Britain in the north and the Solomon Islands in the east. In the south it is connected with the Coral Sea , in the northwest with the Bismarck Sea . The Louisiade archipelago lies between the Solomon Sea and the Coral Sea . The area of the Solomon Sea is about 720,000 km². During World War II, the Solomon Sea was the scene of major battles between the Allies and the Japanese Empire , including the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
In the north of the Solomon Sea the New Britain-Bougainville-Graben runs with the Planettief .
Demarcation
According to the definition of the International Hydrographic Organization , the border with the Bismarck Sea in the northwest forms an imaginary line from the southern end of New Ireland along at 4 ° 50 'south latitude to the coast of New Britain , further along the northern coast of this island, which is therefore completely in the Solomon Sea its westernmost point and from there to the northernmost point of the island Umboi and finally to Teliata Point ( ⊙ ). The demarcation in the northeast to the South Pacific runs from the southern tip of New Ireland to the northern tip of the island of Buka , through this island to the northwesternmost point of Bougainville , further along the south side of this and the islands of Choiseul , Santa Isabel , Malaita and Makira . The border to the Coral Sea is formed in the southwest by New Guinea.
Individual evidence
- ^ Solomon Sea in the Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ Limits of Oceans and Seas ( English , PDF; 994 kB) International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
Coordinates: 8 ° S , 153 ° E