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San Jorge Island is the second largest island in the Isabel Province, Solomon Islands.[1]

Geography

The terrain elevation above sea level has been estimated at about 159 metres,[2] but SRTM data shows a maximum elevation of about 470 metres. The island lies at the southern end of Santa Isabel Island and borders Thousand Ships Bay. San Jorge has an area of 184 km² (71 sq mi) and has less than 1000 inhabitants living in four villages. The island possesses substantial nickel ore deposites, and international mining companies consider developing mining projects.[3] Also, peridotites associated with pyroxenites, with rare olivine and spinel, are exposed on the island.[4]

History

The first recorded sighting by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Álvaro de Mendaña on 21 April 1568. More precisely the sighting was due to a local voyage done by a small boat, in the accounts the brigantine Santiago, commanded by Maestre de Campo Pedro Ortega Valencia and having Hernán Gallego as pilot. They were who charted it with its present-day name, San Jorge, and also who named the narrow channel separating San Jorge from Santa Isabel Island as the Ortega channel after the commander of the expedition.[5]

References

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[de] San Jorge (Insel)

San Jorge ist die zweitgrößte Insel in der Isabel-Provinz, Salomonen. Die Insel hat eine Fläche von 184 km² und weniger als 1000 Einwohner.

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- [en] San Jorge Island

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[it] San Jorge (Isole Salomone)

San Jorge è la seconda più grande isola della provincia di Isabel delle isole Salomone. Si estende a est di Santa Isabel e ha un'area di 184 km² e meno di 1000 abitanti che vivono in quattro villaggi.

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