A group of 922 islands between Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea, northeast of Australia's Great Barrier Reef in the South Pacific. Made up of six large islands in a double chain (Choiseul, Isabel, Malaita, and New Georgia, Guadalcanal, Makira), about 20 medium-size ones and numerous smaller islets and reefs and sub-divided into 9 provinces.

[NOTE: This is an extended list of localities, not restricted to known localities where shells are collected.]

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Central Province

Comprised of the Ngella gruop, Russel Group and Savo Island.

Solomon Islands: Central Province

Solomon Islands: Central Province, Anubai Island

Solomon Islands: Central Province, Auki Island

Solomon Islands: Central Province, Bungana Island

Solomon Islands: Central Province, Florida Group, Florida Island

Solomon Islands: Central Province, Florida Group, Gela

Solomon Islands: Central Province, Florida Group, Gela, Boli Passage

Solomon Islands: Central Province, Florida Group, Gela, Seota Passage

Solomon Islands: Central Province, Nggela Island

Solomon Islands: Central Province, Pavuvu Island

Solomon Islands: Central Province, Russel Group,Yandina Island

Solomon Islands: Central Province, Savo Island

Solomon Islands: Choiseul Province

Solomon Islands: Choiseul Province

Solomon Islands: Choiseul Province, Choiseul Island

Solomon Islands: Choiseul Province, Choiseul Island, Choiseul Bay

Solomon Islands: Choiseul Province, Choiseul Island, Kumbakale

Solomon Islands: Choiseul Province, Taro Island

Solomon Islands: Guadalcanal Province

Solomon Islands: Guadalcanal Province

Solomon Islands: Guadalcanal Province, Guadalcanal

Solomon Islands: Guadalcanal Province, Guadalcanal, Aola

Solomon Islands: Guadalcanal Province, Guadalcanal, Honiara

Solomon Islands: Guadalcanal Province, Guadalcanal, Honiara Harbour

Solomon Islands: Guadalcanal Province, Guadalcanal, Marau Sound (= Marui)

Solomon Islands: Guadalcanal Province, Guadalcanal, Marau Sound, Makina Passage (= Makira Passage)

Solomon Islands: Guadalcanal Province, Guadalcanal, Marau Sound, Marapa Island

Solomon Islands: Guadalcanal Province, Guadalcanal, Marau Sound, Marubeni Island

Solomon Islands: Guadalcanal Province, Guadalcanal, Marau Sound, Tavanipupu Island

Solomon Islands: Guadalcanal Province, Guadalcanal: Lunga Point

Solomon Islands: Guadalcanal Province, Guadalcanal: Lunga Point, Lunga Sound

Solomon Islands: Guadalcanal Province, Tambea Beach

Solomon Islands: Guadalcanal Province, Vulelua Island

Solomon Islands: Isabel Province

Between Choiseul and Malaita.

Solomon Islands: Isabel Province

Solomon Islands: Isabel Province, Ghaghe Island

Solomon Islands: Isabel Province, Santa Isabel Island

Solomon Islands: Isabel Province, Santa Isabel Island, Fera

Solomon Islands: Makira/Ulawa Province

Comprised of Makira Island, Ulawa Island and the smaller adjacent islands of Three Sisters, Ugi, Pio, Santa Ana and Santa Catalina.

Solomon Islands: Makira/Ulawa Province

Solomon Islands: Makira/Ulawa Province, Makira Island (= San Christobal)

Solomon Islands: Makira/Ulawa Province, Makira Island, KiraKira

Solomon Islands: Makira/Ulawa Province, Pio Island

Solomon Islands: Makira/Ulawa Province, Santa Ana Island

Solomon Islands: Makira/Ulawa Province, Santa Catalina Island

Solomon Islands: Makira/Ulawa Province, Three Sisters Island

Solomon Islands: Makira/Ulawa Province, Ugi Island

Solomon Islands: Makira/Ulawa Province, Ulawa Island

Solomon Islands: Malaita Province

Solomon Islands: Malaita Province, Malaita Island

Solomon Islands: Malaita Province, Malaita Island, Parasi

Solomon Islands: Malaita Province, Maramasike Island

Solomon Islands: Malaita Province, Malaita Island, Ataa

Solomon Islands: Malaita Province, Malaita Island, Ataa Reef

Solomon Islands: Malaita Province, Malaita Island, Langa Langa Lagoon

Solomon Islands: Malaita Province, Malaita Island, Laulasi

Solomon Islands: Malaita Province, Ontong Java Atoll (= Lord Howe Atoll)

Solomon Islands: Rennell and Bellona Province

Solomon Islands: Rennell and Bellona Province, Bellona Island

Solomon Islands: Rennell and Bellona Province, Bellona Island, Bellona Reefs

Solomon Islands: Rennell and Bellona Province, Rennell Atol

Solomon Islands: Rennell and Bellona Province, Rennell Atol, Lake Tenganu

Solomon Islands: Temotu Province

An isolated and widely scattered group of small islands east of Honiara.

Solomon Islands: Temotu Province

Solomon Islands: Temotu Province, Anuta Island

Solomon Islands: Temotu Province, Duff Island

Solomon Islands: Temotu Province, Fatutaka Island

Solomon Islands: Temotu Province, Nendo Island

Solomon Islands: Temotu Province, Pigeon Island

Solomon Islands: Temotu Province, Reef Island

Solomon Islands: Temotu Province, Santa Cruz Group

Solomon Islands: Temotu Province, Santa Cruz Group, Santa Cruz Island

Solomon Islands: Temotu Province, Santa Cruz Group, Santa Cruz Island, Gracioso Bay

Solomon Islands: Temotu Province, Tikopia Island

Solomon Islands: Temotu Province, Utupua Island

Solomon Islands: Temotu Province, Vanikolo Island

Solomon Islands: Western Province

Solomon Islands: Western Province, Ballalae

Solomon Islands: Western Province, Gizo Island (= Ghizo Island)

Solomon Islands: Western Province, Gizo Island, Toa Maru Wreck Site

Solomon Islands: Western Province, Gizo Island, Vonavona Lagoon

Solomon Islands: Western Province, Kennedy Island (south of Gizo Island)

Solomon Islands: Western Province, Kolombangara Island

Solomon Islands: Western Province, Lola Island, Zipolo Habu Resort

Solomon Islands: Western Province, Maqarea Island

Solomon Islands: Western Province, Marovo Lagoon

Solomon Islands: Western Province, Matakuri Island

Solomon Islands: Western Province, Mono Island

Solomon Islands: Western Province, New Georgia Islands

Solomon Islands: Western Province, New Georgia Islands, Roviana Lagoon

Solomon Islands: Western Province, Shortland Islands

Solomon Islands: Western Province, Solomon Islands: Lola Island

Solomon Islands: Western Province, Stirling Island

Solomon Islands: Western Province, Uepi Island

Solomon Islands: Western Province, Uepi Island, Munda

Solomon Islands: Western Province, Vangunu Island

Solomon Islands: Western Province, Vella Lavella Island,

Solomon Islands: Western Province, Vella Lavella Island, Barakoma

Solomon Islands: Atopia Island

Solomon Islands: Simuruka Island

Somalia

Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia.

[NOTE: This is an extended list of localities, not restricted to known localities where shells are collected.]

Somalia

Somalia: Alula

Somalia: Bajuni Islands

Somalia: Bajuni Island, Bungabo

Somalia: Bajuni Island, Dudey

Somalia: Bajuni Island, Jovay

Somalia: Bajuni Island, Jula

Somalia: Bajuni Island, Koyoma

Somalia: Bajuni Island, Madoga

Somalia: Bajuni Island, Raskamboni

Somalia: Bajuni Island, Satarani

Somalia: Benadir Coast (= Banadir)

Somalia: Berbera

Somalia: Bososo

Somalia: Cape Guardafui

Somalia: Chisimayu (= Kismayu)

Somalia: Merca

Somalia: Mogadishu (= Hamar)

Somalia: Mogadishu, Maka

Somalia: Obiat (= Obbia)

Somalia: Ras Hafun (= Raz Hafun)

South Africa

Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa. The coastal provinces are KwaZuluNatal, Eastern Cape and Western Cape.

South Africa

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province

Includes theformer  Republic of Transkei and the Republic of Ciskei and the historical region of Pondoland.

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Bashee River Mouth (= Mbashe River)

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Port Alfred (= Port Kowie)

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Agulhas Bank

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Aston Bay

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Cape Recife

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Cape St. Francis (= St, Francis Bay, = Bay of St. Francis)

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Cape St. Francis, Seal Point

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, East London

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, East London, Glen Eden

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, East London, Kwelera River Mouth

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, East London, Nahoon Reef

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, East London, Fuller’s Bay

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, East London, Gonubie

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Jeffrey’s Bay

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Great Fish River Mouth, Begha

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Hougham Park (near Coega)

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Port Elizabeth

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Port Elizabeth, Algoa Bay

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Port Elizabeth, Algoa Bay, Philipps Reef

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Port Grosvenor

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Swartkops River Mouth

South Africa. Eastern Cape Province, Transkei Region (= Pondoland)

South Africa. Eastern Cape Province, Transkei Region, Mboyti

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Transkei Region, Msikaba

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Transkei Region, Mzamba

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Transkei Region, Port St. Johns

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Wild Coast Region (= Transkei Wild Coast)

The Wild Coast is the rugged, remote, fairly unpopulated stretch of South African coastline between East London and Port Edward.

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Wild Coast Region

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Wild Coast Region, Coffee Bay

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Yellow Sands (= Yellow Sands Point)

South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Xava

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province

Formerly known as Natal. Has coastal regions known as the North Coast, South Coast, Hibiscus Coast, Sugar Coast, Dolphin Coast, etc.

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Aliwal Shoal

A marine sanctuary formed by a fossilised sand dune, on the inner edge of the warm Mozambican current, 3 km off the coast at Umkomaas.

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Aliwal Shoal

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Durban

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Durban, Bluff Peninsula

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Durban, Bluff Peninsula, Addington Beach

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Durban, Bluff Peninsula, Treasure Beach

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Durban, Durban Bay

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Durban, Illovo Beach

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Durban, North Pier

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Durban, South Pier

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Durban, Vetches Pier

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Hibberdene

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Kelso

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Kosi Bay

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Mapalane

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Mtwalume

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Park Rynie

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Park Rynie, Launders Reef (= Deep Launders)

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Park Rynie, Rocky Bay

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Pennington

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Port Grosvenor

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Port Shepstone

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Protea Reef

A reef 7.5 km off Shelley Beach.

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Protea Reef

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Pumula

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Ramsgate

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Reunion Rocks

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Richards Bay

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Scottburgh

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Sint Lucia (= Saint Lucia)

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Sodwana Bay

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Stanger

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Tugela Bank

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Umdloti (= Umhloti)

South Africa: KwaZuluNatal Province, Umkomaas

South Africa: Western Cape Province

Has coastal regions known as the Garden Route, Whale Route, etc.

South Africa: Western Cape Province

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Agulhas Bank

A large, triangular marine region formed by the continental shelf.

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Agulhas Bank

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Betty’s Bay (= Overberg Coast)

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Buffels Bay

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Agulhas (= Cape L’Agulhas, = Cabo das Agulhas)

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Hangklip

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Peninsula

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Peninsula, Cape Point

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Peninsula, Cape Point, Atlantic Ocean

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Peninsula, Cape Point, Soetwater

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Peninsula, Cape Town

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Peninsula, Cape Town, Fish Hoek

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Peninsula, Cape Town, Fish Hoek, Sonny Cove

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Peninsula, False Bay, Meadows

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Peninsula, False Bay, Muizenberg

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Peninsula, False Bay, Muizenberg, Sunrise Beach

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Peninsula, False Bay, Rooikrans

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Peninsula, False Bay, Whittle Rock

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Peninsula, Hout Bay

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Peninsula, Hout Bay, Vulcan Rock

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Peninsula, Kommetjie

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Peninsula, Miller’s Point

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Peninsula, Sandy Bay

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Peninsula, Scarborough

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Cape Peninsula, Simon’s Town

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Hermanus

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Mossel Bay (= Bay of St. Blaize, = Aguada de Sào Bras)

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Pringle Bay

South Africa: Western Cape Province, Walker Bay

South Africa: Western Cape Province, West Coast

South Africa: Western Cape Province, West Coast, Hondeklip Bay

South China Sea (= Nan Hai)

The South China Sea is a mariginal sea, part of the Pacific Ocean stretching from Singapore to the Strait of Taiwan. The small South China Sea Islands, collectively an archipelago, number in hundreds.

South China Sea

South China Sea: Acasta Shoal (off Kalimantan)

South China Sea: Batu Enek Reef (near Kalimantan)

South China Sea: Dangan Liedao Islands

South China Sea: Natuna Island

South China Sea: Natuna Island, Tokongboro Reef

South China Sea: Northern Bay

South China Sea: off Penyamuk Island

South China Sea: off West coast of Borneo (near Tambelan Island)

South China Sea: Pratas Island

South China Sea: unnamed reef (near Mandarik Island)

South China Sea: Wailingding Dao

South Georgia and thew Sandwich Islands

Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America.

Sandwich Islands

South Korea

Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea.

South Korea

Spain

Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France.

Spain

Spain: Alboran Island

Spain: Balearic Islands

Spain: Balearic Islands, Ibiza Island

Spain: Balearic Islands, Ibiza Island, San Miguel, Isla Murada (= Murada Island)

Spain: Cadaquès

Spain: Cadiz

Spain: Catalunya

Spain: Ceuta

Spain: Gulf of Almeria

Spain: Gulf of Cadiz

Spain: Malaga

Spain: Malaga, Marbella

Spain: Meria

Spain: Nerja

Spain: Tarragona

Spain: Torrevieja

Sri Lanka (= Ceylon)

Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Beruwala

Sri Lanka: Beruwala Beach

Sri Lanka: Beruwala, Bentote

Sri Lanka: Colombo

Sri Lanka: Dikwella

Sri Lanka: Galle

Sri Lanka: Hikkaduwa

Sri Lanka: Jaffna

Sri Lanka: Kosgoda

Sri Lanka: Mannar Island

Sri Lanka: Mannar Island, Talaimannar

Sri Lanka: Moragala

Sri Lanka: Mount Lavinia

Sri Lanka: Negombo

Sri Lanka: Strait of Jaffna

Sri Lanka: Tangalle

Sri Lanka: Trincomalee

Sri Lanka: Weligama

Sudan

Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea.

Sudan

Sudan: Assab

Sudan: Halaib

Sudan: Port Suakin

Sudan: Port Sudan

Sudan: Talla Talla Kebir

Syria

Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey.

Syria