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Utupua is an island in the Santa Cruz Islands, located 66 km to the Southeast of the main Santa Cruz group, between Vanikoro and Santa Cruz proper (Nendo Island). This island belongs administratively to the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands.
Geography
Utupua is a high u-shaped island surrounded by a coral reef. Its land surface is 69.0 square kilometres (26.6 square miles) and its highest point 380 metres (1,247 feet).
Utupua has a population of 848 inhabitants (1999 census) scattered in small villages. The main villages on the island are Avita, Malombo, Tanimbili, Apakho, and Nembao.
Utupua has a forested path that leads to viewpoints overlooking the coral reef that encloses the island.[citation needed]
Languages
Three Oceanic languages are spoken on Utupua:[1]
History
First sighting by Europeans was in September 1595 by the second Spanish expedition of Álvaro de Mendaña. More precisely it was sighted by Lorenzo Barreto while in command of one of the smaller vessels on a local voyage round the then called Santa Cruz, which is today's Nendo Island.[2][3]
Notes
- Lynch, Ross, & Crowley (2002), p.885.
- Sharp, Andrew The discovery of the Pacific Islands Oxford, 1960, pp.52-55.
- Brand, Donald D. The Pacific Basin: A History of its Geographical Explorations The American Geographical Society, New York, 1967, p.136.
References
- John Lynch; Malcolm Ross; Terry Crowley (2002). The Oceanic languages. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon. ISBN 9780700711284. OCLC 48929366.
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[de] Utupua
Utupua, auch Tapoua oder Lord Edgecombe Island, ist eine Insel der Santa-Cruz-Inseln des Inselstaats der Salomonen. Die 378 Meter hohe Insel liegt zwischen Vanikoro und Santa Cruz. Die Insel ist vollständig von einem Korallenriff umgeben.- [en] Utupua
[fr] Utupua
Utupua est la troisième plus importante île des îles Santa Cruz, située dans la province de Temotu aux îles Salomon.[it] Utupua
Utupua è un'isola delle Salomone, nell'arcipelago delle Isole Santa Cruz.[ru] Утупуа
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