low coral atolls Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Popomanaseu 2,332 m (7,651 ft) (not Mount Makarakomburu) Natural resources: fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel Land use: arable land: 0.62% permanent crops: 2.04% other: 97.34% (2005) Irrigated land: NA Natural hazards: Typhoons, but they are rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earth tremors; volcanic activity Environment – current issues: Deforestation; soil erosion; much of the surrounding coral reefs are dead or dying Environment – international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling Extreme points This is a list of the extreme points of Solomon Islands, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. Northernmost point – Ontong Java Atoll, Malaita Province Easternmost point – Fatutaka, Santa Cruz Islands, Temotu Province Southernmost point – South Reef, Indispensable Reef, Rennell and Bellona Province Westernmost point – Mono Island, Treasury Islands, Western Province See also List of mammals of the Solomon Islands archipelago Provinces of Solomon Islands References