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Choiseul
Topographic map of ChoiseulGeography Location Solomon Islands Coordinates 7°05′S 157°00′E / 7.08°S 157.0°ECoordinates: 7°05′S 157°00′E / 7.08°S 157.0°E Area 2,971 km2 (1,147.1 sq mi) Country Solomon IslandsProvince Choiseul Province Choiseul Island, native name Lauru[1], is the largest island (2 971 km²) of the Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands, at 7°05′S 157°00′E / 7.08°S 157°E.
Description
This island is named after Étienne François, duc de Choiseul.
Choiseul was visited by Austrian anthropologist and photographer Hugo Bernatzik in 1932. Bernatzik documented some of the few remaining ancestral customs of the island people which are included in an ethnography that he published a few years later. He also took some photographs of the islanders and brought back a stone urn with carvings, reflecting a culture that he deemed was dying in contact with the modern world.[2]
The administrative headquarters of Choiseul Province is situated in the town of Taro.
See also
References
Central Choiseul Guadalcanal Isabel Makira-Ulawa Malaita Adagege · Alite · Anuta Paina · Funaafou · Langa Langa Lagoon · Lau Lagoon · Laulasi · Maana'omba · Malaita · Maramasike · Mbasakana · Ndai · Ontong Java · Roncador Reef · Sikaiana · SulufouRennell and Bellona Temotu Anuta · Banie · Duff Islands · Fatutaka · Fenualoa · Lomlom · Makalom · Malo · Matema · Nendö · Nifiloli · Nukapu · Nupani · Patteson Shoal · Pigeon · Pileni · Reef Islands · Santa Cruz Islands · Taumako · Teanu · Tikopia · Tinakula · Utupua · VanikoroWestern Arundel · Faisi · Fauro · Ghizo · Ghoi · Kavachi · Kennedy · Kiambe · Kingguru · Kohinggo · Kolombangara · Liapari · Logha · Lola · Lumbari · Marovo · Matikuri · Mbava · Mborokua · Mbulo · Mondomondo · Mono · Nakaza · New Georgia · New Georgia Islands · Nggatokae · Nusatupe · Ranongga · Rendova · Shortland · Shortland Islands · Simbo · Stirling · Telina · Tetepare · Treasury Islands · Vella Lavella · Uepi · Vangunu · VonavonaCategories:- Islands of the Solomon Islands
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