Bougainville Island, easternmost island of Papua New Guinea, in the Solomon Sea, southwestern Pacific. With Buka Island and several island groups, it forms the autonomous region of Bougainville. Geographically, Bougainville is the largest of the Solomon Islands, located near the northern end of that chain.
Bougainville is the largest island of the Solomon Islands archipelago, and an autonomous region within Papua New Guinea. Understand [edit] Bougainville is off the beaten track and far from easy to get to. It is an island with vast untapped potential for tourism with magnificently rugged, jungled terrain and amazing coral reefs offshore. After suffering a brutal civil war from 1988 to 1997, the ...
After lingering in the Solomon Sea for days, Tropical Cyclone Maila has left a wave of destruction in its wake. Villages in Solomon Islands, PNG and Bougainville have reported flooding, storm surges ...
Australia has pledged A$2.5 million (US$1.7 million) in aid to Pacific neighbours Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, after tropical cyclone Maila caused devastating floods and landslides that ...
The Australian government will give $2.5 million to support relief and recovery efforts in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands after Tropical Cyclone Maila.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Cyclone Maila batters Solomon Islands as it moves through PNG towards Far North Queensland
Cyclone Maila batters Solomon Islands as it moves through PNG towards Far North Queensland
The Hans India: Tropical cyclone warnings issued for Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
Melbourne: Authorities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the Solomon Islands have issued warnings over a Category 3 cyclone that is expected to bring heavy rainfall and flooding.The PNG ...