Tulagi WWII

Tulagi, less commonly known as Tulaghi, is a small island in Solomon Islands, just off the south coast of Ngella Sule. The town of the same name on the island was the capital of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate from 1896 to 1942 and is today the capital of the Central Province. The capital of what is now the state of Solomon Islands mo…
Tulagi, less commonly known as Tulaghi, is a small island in Solomon Islands, just off the south coast of Ngella Sule. The town of the same name on the island was the capital of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate from 1896 to 1942 and is today the capital of the Central Province. The capital of what is now the state of Solomon Islands moved to Honiara, Guadalcanal, after World War II.
  • Location: South Pacific
  • Population: 1,251 (2009)
  • Archipelago: Nggela Islands
  • Area: 2.08 km² (0.80 sq mi)
  • Length: 2.8 km (1.74 mi)
  • Width: 0.8 km (0.5 mi)
  • Highest elevation: 100 m (300 ft)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org