HONIARA

HONIARA/Honiara# Port nature: Gulf Port# Longitude and latitude: 09 ° 25 ′ S, 159 ° 58 ′ E# Located in KUA Bay on the north coast of Guadalcanal Island in the southwest of the Solomon Islands (full name: Solomon Islands), it is the largest port in the Solomon Islands. As early as 1568, after being discovered by the Spanish, the archipelago was named the Solomon Islands. In 1893, it became a British "protected area". During World War II, it was once occupied by Japan. Declared independence in July 1978. As a member state of the Commonwealth. The port is now the capital of Solomon Islands. The economy is mainly based on agriculture, with over 90% of the population living in rural areas. The main crops include coconuts, bananas, potatoes, and cocoa. The archipelago is rich in tuna and is one of the countries with the richest fishery resources in the world. Industry only accounts for 5% of the gross domestic product, and the port is about 18km away from the international airport. The port has a tropical rainforest climate, with strong northwesterly winds from April to November each year, and the season for tropical cyclones from December to April of the following year. The annual average temperature is around 27 ℃. The average annual rainfall is about 3000mm. The average tidal range is about 0.91m. The main dock berths in the port area are as follows: Type of berth (s), shoreline length (m), maximum water depth (m) ───────── ────── ────── ────── BULK & GENERAL CARGO (Bulk and Grocery) 1 170 9.1 OIL QUAY 2 259 9.6 ── ─── 3 429 The loading and unloading equipment includes shore cranes, forklifts, and trailers, among which forklifts can be used for container loading and unloading, and oil pipelines with diameters ranging from 101.6 to 203.2mm can be used for loading and unloading oil. Equipment on board is also required for loading and unloading goods. There is also a reliable mooring buoy for 20000 deadweight ton oil tankers. The maximum depth of the anchorage for the large ship is 36m. The warehouse area is approximately 5500m ∧<2>. There are also liquefied petroleum gas storage tanks. The main export goods are dried coconut, fish, logs, and palm oil, while the imported goods mainly include grain, agricultural machinery, textiles, gasoline, and transportation vehicles. The main trading partners are Australia, Japan, and the United Kingdom. During holidays, except for Christmas and Easter, homework can be arranged for all other holidays.