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New Georgia Sound and Choiseul and neighbouring islands

New Georgia Sound is the sound in the New Georgia Islands region that runs approximately east/west through the middle of the Solomon Islands in the Southern Pacific Ocean and Melanesia.^[1]

Geography

The sound is bounded by Choiseul Island, Santa Isabel Island, and Florida Island to the north, and by Vella Lavella, Kolombangara, New Georgia, and the Russell Islands to the south. Bougainville Island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (Papua New Guinea) and Guadalcanal island of the Western Province (Solomon Islands), define western and eastern ends of the sound, respectively.

It is one of three major routes for merchant shipping through the Solomon Islands archipelago. The 2 others are: the Bougainville Strait and Indispensable Strait route which links the Pacific Ocean, Solomon Sea and Coral Sea; and the Manning Strait route, which links the Pacific to New Georgia Sound.^[2]

The volcanic cone, Savo Island, northwest of Guadalcanal, is the only topographically significant island lying within New Georgia Sound.

History

Captain Edward Manning sailed Pitt through the sound in 1792, on his way to Bengal in British India after having delivered convicts to Port Jackson in New South Wales, colonial Australia.

WWII—The Slot

During the WWII Pacific War the New Georgia Sound was known as "The Slot" by Allied combatants due to its geographical shape and the amount of warship traffic that traversed it. The Japanese naval efforts to resupply their garrison on Guadalcanal were referred to as the Tokyo Express. A large number of naval battles were fought in and around the sound during 1942 and 1943, between the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the allied forces of the United States Navy, Royal Australian Navy, and Royal New Zealand Navy.

References

^ Map of the Solomon Islands archipelago (a better map).
^ Josef Rick; Rüdiger Wolfrum; Ursula E. Heinz; Denise A. Bizzarro (1991). Title Law of the sea at the crossroads. Duncker & Humblot. p. 115. ISBN 9783428472406. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |chapterurl= (help)

8°16′S 158°29′E / 8.26°S 158.48°E / -8.26; 158.48

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[NGS-1] Map of the Solomon Islands archipelago (a better map).

[LOS-2] Josef Rick; Rüdiger Wolfrum; Ursula E. Heinz; Denise A. Bizzarro (1991). Title Law of the sea at the crossroads. Duncker & Humblot. p. 115. ISBN 9783428472406. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |chapterurl= (help)

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-[[Image:New georgia pol89.jpg|thumb|New Georgia Islands]]
+[[Image:New georgia pol89.jpg|thumb|[[Solomon Islands archipelago]].]]
 [[File:Choiseulandneighbourhood.png|thumb|New Georgia Sound and Choiseul and neighbouring islands]]
-'''New Georgia Sound''' is the body of water that runs approximately through the middle of the [[Solomon Islands]].<ref
+'''New Georgia Sound''' is the [[sound (geography)|sound]] in the [[New Georgia Islands]] region that runs approximately east/west through the middle of the [[Solomon Islands]] in the Southern [[Pacific Ocean]] and [[Melanesia]].<ref
- name=NGS>[http://www.pwencycl.kgbudge.com/S/o/Solomon_Islands.htm Solomon Islands] - better map.</ref> The Sound is bounded by [[Choiseul Island]], [[Santa Isabel Island]], and [[Florida Island]] to the north, and by [[Vella Lavella]], [[Kolombangara]], [[New Georgia]], and the [[Russell Islands]] to the south. [[Bougainville Island|Bougainville]] and [[Guadalcanal]] define western and eastern ends of the sound, respectively.
+ name=NGS>[http://www.pwencycl.kgbudge.com/S/o/Solomon_Islands.htm Map of the Solomon Islands archipelago] (a better map).</ref>
+==Geography==
-It is one of three major routes for merchant shipping through the Solomon Islands; the routes are the [[Bougainville Strait]] and [[Indispensable Strait]] which link the Pacific Ocean, [[Solomon Sea]] and [[Coral Sea]]; and the Manning Strait, which links the Pacific to New Georgia Sound.<ref name="LOS">{{cite book|author1=Josef Rick |author2=Rüdiger Wolfrum |author3=Ursula E. Heinz |author4=Denise A. Bizzarro |title= Title Law of the sea at the crossroads|url= |format= |accessdate=  |year= 1991 |publisher= Duncker & Humblot|location= |language= |isbn=9783428472406|oclc= |doi= |id= |page=115 |pages=|chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= |ref= |bibcode= }}</ref><ref group=Note>Captain Edward Manning sailed [[Fortitude (1780 EIC ship)|''Pitt'']] through the strait in 1792, on his way to Bengal after having delivered [[convict]]s to [[Port Jackson]], [[New South Wales]].</ref>
+The sound is bounded by [[Choiseul Island]], [[Santa Isabel Island]], and [[Florida Island]] to the north, and by [[Vella Lavella]], [[Kolombangara]], [[New Georgia]], and the [[Russell Islands]] to the south. [[Bougainville Island]] of the [[Autonomous Region of Bougainville]] ([[Papua New Guinea]]) and [[Guadalcanal]]  island of the [[Western Province (Solomon Islands)]], define western and eastern ends of the sound, respectively.
+It is one of three major routes for merchant shipping through the [[Solomon Islands archipelago]]. The 2 others are: the [[Bougainville Strait]] and [[Indispensable Strait]] route which links the Pacific Ocean, [[Solomon Sea]] and [[Coral Sea]]; and the Manning Strait route, which links the Pacific to [[New Georgia Sound]].<ref name="LOS">{{cite book|author1=Josef Rick |author2=Rüdiger Wolfrum |author3=Ursula E. Heinz |author4=Denise A. Bizzarro |title= Title Law of the sea at the crossroads|url= |format= |accessdate=  |year= 1991 |publisher= Duncker & Humblot|location= |language= |isbn=9783428472406|oclc= |doi= |id= |page=115 |pages=|chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= |ref= |bibcode= }}</ref>
-During the [[Pacific War]] the Sound was known as "'''the Slot'''" by [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] combatants due to its geographical shape and the amount of warship traffic that traversed it.  The Japanese naval efforts to resupply their garrison on Guadalcanal were referred to as the [[Tokyo Express]]. A large number of [[Solomon Islands campaign|naval battles]] were fought in and around the sound during 1942 and 1943, between the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]], and the allied forces of the [[United States Navy]], [[Royal Australian Navy]], and [[Royal New Zealand Navy]].
-The volcanic cone, [[Savo Island]], northwest of Guadalcanal, is the only significant island lying within the Slot.
+The volcanic cone, [[Savo Island]], northwest of Guadalcanal, is the only topographically significant island lying within New Georgia Sound.
-==References==
+==History==
+Captain Edward Manning sailed [[Fortitude (1780 EIC ship)|''Pitt'']] through the sound in 1792, on his way to [[Bengal]] in [[British India]] after having delivered [[convict]]s to [[Port Jackson]] in [[New South Wales]], [[colonial Australia]].
-;Notes
-{{reflist|group=Note}}
+;WWII—The Slot
-;Citations
+During the WWII [[Pacific War]] the New Georgia Sound was known as "'''The Slot'''" by [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] combatants due to its geographical shape and the amount of warship traffic that traversed it.  The Japanese naval efforts to resupply their garrison on Guadalcanal were referred to as the [[Tokyo Express]]. A large number of [[Solomon Islands campaign|naval battles]] were fought in and around the sound during 1942 and 1943, between the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]], and the allied forces of the [[United States Navy]], [[Royal Australian Navy]], and [[Royal New Zealand Navy]].
-{{reflist}}
 ==See also==
-*[[Battle of Savo Island]]
+* [[North Solomon Islands]]
+* [[Ironbottom Sound]]
-*[[Naval Battle of Guadalcanal]]
-*[[Ironbottom Sound]]
+* [[Battle of Savo Island]]
+* [[Naval Battle of Guadalcanal]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 {{coord|-8.26|158.48|dim:500000_region:SB|display=title}}
-[[Category:Bodies of water of the Solomon Islands]]
 [[Category:Sounds of Oceania]]
+[[Category:Bodies of water of the Solomon Islands]]
+[[Category:Bodies of water of Papua New Guinea]]
+[[Category:Geography of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville]]
+[[Category:Western Province (Solomon Islands)]]