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ID: 1010307
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1010307
 
Record Type: physical
Hierarchy of Solomon Islands (island group)  Solomon Islands (island group)

Note: Split between Solomon Islands nation & Papua New Guinea; probably settled when sea levels were lower, as Greater Australian Continent was settled, 70,000-50,000 BC; settled by Melanesians of lapita pottery tradition 2000 BC; European contact 17-19th cen.

Names:
Solomon Islands (preferred,C,V)
Solomon Islands island group (C,O,display)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Oceania (continent)  ....  Oceania (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Solomon Islands (island group)  ........  Solomon Islands (island group) (P)

Place Types:
island group (preferred, C)
inhabited region (C)  ............  by 2nd millennium BC

Related geographic places:
distinguished from ....  Solomon Islands .......... (nation)
..................................  (World, Oceania) [1000233]

Sources and Contributors:
Solomon Islands..........  [VP Preferred]
.............................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) Pl. 122
.............................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1129
Solomon Islands island group..........  [VP]
...............................................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) Pl. 122
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1129
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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