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The Duff Islands are a small island group lying to the northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands in the Solomon Islands province of Temotu. They are also sometimes known as the Wilson Islands.

The Duff Islands seen from space.
The Duff Islands seen from space.
Map of 1799
Map of 1799

Location and geography


The islands are located at 9°51'48" S. lat., 167°4'48" E. long.

The Duff Islands consist of:

Frequently, Hallie Jackson Reef is mentioned in the context of the Duff islands, although it is located 45 km west of that 32 km long island chain, and although it is not an island, at most a submarine reef. In the Sailing Directions of 1969 Hallie Jackson Reef is described as a reef 24 feet deep, at 9°44'S, 166°07'E.[1] The corresponding current (2017) publication no longer has any mention of the reef.[2]


Local population


The Duff Islands were settled by the Lapita people about 900 BC. They were followed by Melanesians and then Polynesians in the mid-1400s.[3] The modern inhabitants of the Duff Islands are Polynesians, and their language, Vaeakau-Taumako, is a member of the Samoic branch of Polynesian languages. On the islands of Duff live about 500 people. The traditional way of life consists of subsistence farming and fishing. Taumako has no roads, airport, telephones, or electricity. Contact with outsiders comes by battery-powered marine radio and the occasional cargo ship.


European Contact


The first recorded sighting by Europeans of the Duff Islands was by the Spanish expedition of Pedro Fernández de Quirós where it anchored on 8 April 1606. Its inhabitants named the islands as Taumako. They were charted by Quirós as Nuestra Señora del Socorro (Our Lady of Succour in Spanish).[4][5][6]

The Duff Islands were named after missionary ship Duff, captained by James Wilson, which reached them in 1797.


Traditional navigation


Studies of David Lewis and Marianne (Mimi) George identified that traditional Polynesian navigational techniques were still preserved in these islands.[7]


See also



References


Specific
  1. Hydrographer of the Navy, Pacific Islands Pilot Vol. II, 1969, Seite 254
  2. Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 126: Pacific Islands (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 206.
  3. "Duff Islands - John Seach". Volcano Live. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. Sharp, Andrew The discovery of the Pacific Islands Oxford, 1960, p.61.
  5. Brand, Donald D. The Pacific Basin: A History of its Geographical Explorations The American Geographical Society, New York, 1967, p.137.
  6. Kelly, Celsus, O.F.M. La Austrialia del Espiritu Santo. The Journal of Fray Martín de Munilla O.F.M. and other documents relating to the Voyage of Pedro Fernández de Quirós to the South Sea (1605-1606) and the Franciscan Missionary Plan (1617-1627) Cambridge, 1966, p.39,62.
  7. Ben Finney; Sam Low (2007). "Navigation". In K.R. Howe (ed.). Vaka Moana: Voyages of the Ancestors. Bateman. p. 163.



На других языках

[de] Duff-Inseln

Die Duff-Inseln (anderer Name: Taumako Islands, in älteren Karten auch Wilson’s Islands) sind eine Gruppe von elf kleinen Inseln im östlichen Pazifischen Ozean, die geografisch Teil der Santa-Cruz-Inseln sind. Sie gehören politisch zum Inselstaat der Salomonen und liegen in dessen südlichster Provinz Temotu.
- [en] Duff Islands

[es] Islas Duff

Las islas Duff, en pileni Taumako, son un pequeño grupo de islas situadas al noreste de las islas Santa Cruz en la provincia de Temotu en las Islas Salomón. También son conocidas con el nombre de islas Wilson. Tienen unos 500 habitantes.

[fr] Îles Duff

Les îles Duff (en vaeakau-taumako, Taumako) sont un petit groupe d'îles, situées dans le nord-est de la mer de Corail. L'île principale, Taumako, est située à 142 km au nord-est de Nendö, la plus importante des îles Santa Cruz. Administrativement, elles font partie de la province de Temotu, aux îles Salomon. Elles sont parfois connues sous le nom d'îles Wilson.

[it] Isole Duff

Le Isole Duff (in inglese Duff Islands) sono un piccolo gruppo di isole che si trovano nel nordest delle Isole Santa Cruz, che fanno parte delle Isole Salomone, provincia di Temotu. Erano anche conosciute come Wilson Islands.

[ru] Дафф (острова)

Дафф (англ. Duff Islands, пилени Taumako) — небольшая группа островов, лежащая на северо-востоке от островов Санта-Крус, входит в состав провинции Темоту Соломоновых Островов. Также известны как Острова Уильсона (англ. Wilson Islands). На островах полностью отсутствуют дороги, телефоны и электричество. Контакты с внешним миром осуществляются только с помощью небольшого радио и редких грузовых судов.


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