Queen's Baton Relay: Commonwealth Pacific Islands in pictures
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Traditionally dressed singers and dancers hold the Queen's Baton on the lagatoi, a processional canoe, that followed the relay route through the town in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Supporters waiting for the baton to arrive in Papua New Guinea's New Ireland province.
A man plays a sea shell at a tribal welcoming ceremony for the baton's arrival in New Ireland, province of Papua New Guinea.
A batonbearer carries the Queen's Baton past local children who made handmade signs to welcome its arrival in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
A young girl holds the Queen's Baton in the Outpatients Ward in Gizo Hospital in Gizo, Solomon Islands.
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An islander opens coconuts in Honiara, the capital city of Solomon Islands. The nuts are harvested for their white flesh which is processed in to biofuel to power vehicles and domestic appliances.
The island of Nauru from the air, covering just 21 square kilometres it is officially the smallest republic in the world.
The baton travelled around the entire island of Nauru during the welcome party.
A young boy carries the baton on the small island of Nauru.
- Published19 August 2015