Santa Cruz Islands

Japanese: サンタ・クルーズ[諸島](英語表記)Santa Cruz Islands
Santa Cruz Islands
A volcanic island group belonging to the Solomon Islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Located 450 km east of San Cristobal Island, it consists of the four main islands of Ndenude (Endeni), Utupua, Banikoro, and Tinakula, the surrounding reef, and the Taumako (Dafu) islands. It has a total area of ​​about 1,000 km2 and a population of about 4,000. In 1595, the Spaniard Mendaña discovered Ndenude Island and named it Santa Cruz. Since then, there has been little contact with Western countries, until recent years. From 1923 to 1964, kauri pine, which is used for canoe timber, was developed mainly on Banikoro Island, but since then copra has become an important product.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
南西太平洋,ソロモン諸島に属する火山性の島群。サン・クリストバル島の東方450kmに位置し,ヌデヌデ(エンデニ),ウトゥプア,バニコロ,ティナクラの4主島と周囲のリーフ,タウマコ(ダフ)島群などからなる。総面積約1000km2,人口約4000。1595年,スペイン人メンダーニャによりヌデヌデ島が発見され,サンタ・クルーズと命名された。その後,欧米諸国との接触はほとんどなく,近年にいたっている。1923‐64年,バニコロ島を中心に,カヌー用材となるカウリマツの開発が行われたが,その後はコプラが重要な産物。

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