Solomon Islands – Solomon Islands capital is Honiara

(Pronounced Sol-uh-muhn and hoh-nee-ahr-uh)

To remember the capital of Solomon Islands, use the following mnemonic:

A solo man stands on each island (Solomon Islands) and is honoured on the hour (Honiara) and every hour.

Interesting facts about Honiara:

- Wartime Origins: Honiara did not exist as a town before World War II; the entire capital grew directly out of the infrastructure, roads, and military base built by the United States armed forces on Guadalcanal.

- Ridge-and-River Layout: The city’s geography is tightly squeezed between the blue waters of Ironbottom Sound and a series of steep parallel ridges, with the Mataniko River cutting right through the middle of the urban landscape.

- Underwater Museum: The coastal waters just off Honiara are part of Ironbottom Sound, a marine graveyard filled with so many sunken World War II warships and aircraft that it functions as a famous deep-sea diving museum.