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San German (Isla de), discovered among the Solomon islands by Pedro de Ortega 



Valencia of the Mendafia expedition, April 9, 1568, in 9 30' S. 

 San Jeronimo (Isla de), Solomon islands; one of the discoveries of Pedro de Ortega 



Valencia. Perhaps the same as San Jorge. 

 San Jorge (Isla de), Solomon islands, near Santa Ysabel. Natives called it Varnesta 



or Borue. Discovered April 23, 1568, by Ortega and Gallego of the Mendafia 



expedition. 

 San Jorge, of the Admiralty group. 2° 22' S., 147° 18' E. 

 San Jose, between San Francisco and San Bruno, Bismarck archipelago. 2° 59' S., 



152° 39' E. 

 San Juan, see Ugi, Solomon islands. 

 San Juan Bautista, an unidentified discovery of Quiros, January 29, 1606, in 24° S., 



1 39° w. 

 San Marcos, see Choiseul, Solomon islands. 

 San Marcos, discovered by Quiros April 25, 1606, is, according to Espinosa, Pan de 



Azucar of the Banks islands. 

 San Mateo (Bajos de) seen by Mendafia, September 1568, in 8° 30' n. 

 San Miguel, discovered by Quiros February 9, 1606, in 19° S. The saints of the old 



Spanish voyagers are harder to find on the charts than saints in real life. 

 San Miguel, of the Admiralty group. 2 17' S., 147° 31' E. 

 San Nicolas, another of the discoveries of Ortega and Gallego, April, 1568. "Noroeste 



de Santa Ysabel;" but there are many islands in that position. II. 

 San Pablo, see Hereheretui of the Paumotu archipelago. 21. 

 San Pedro, see Motane of the Marquesas islands. 33. 

 San Quentin, see Heraiki of the Paumotu archipelago. 21. 



San Rafael, of the Admiralty islands, is 3 m. long and very flat. 2° 06' S., 147° 45' E. 

 Sansoral or St. Andre, discovered by Padilla in 17 10, consists of two islands, Sansoral 



and Kodakopuei or Fauna; low, 350 inhabitants resembling the central Caro- 



lineans. 5 20' N., 132° 20' E. Also spelled Sonsol, and incorrectly Sonsoral. 

 Santa Ana, native Itapa, was discovered by Francisco Munoz Rico, of the Men- 

 dafia expedition, July 4, 1568, in the Solomon group; 520 ft. high. io° 51' S., 



162^ 26' E. 

 Santa Catalina, native Aguari, of the Solomon group, was discovered by Francisco 



Munoz Rico and Hernan Gallego in July, 1568. It is 2 m. E-W., and 320 ft. high. 



IO° 54' S., 162° 25' E. 

 Santa Christina (Cristina), see Tahuata of the Marquesas islands. 

 Santa Clara, a barren island 4-5 m. in diameter, southwest from Juan Fernandez. 



Also called Goat. 

 Santa Cruz Group, discovered by Mendafia in 1595; again by Carteret in 1767. 



Examined by D'Entrecasteaux in 1793. There are seven larger islands, Vanikoro, 



Tapoua, etc. British protectorate declared August 18, 1898. 

 Santa Cruz, Egmont or Nitendi (Ndendi) was discovered by Mendafia September 7, 



I 595i T 5 m - 1 011 ^ with fringing reef. Carteret called it Egmont. Here Mendafia 



died October 18, 1595. io° 40 s., 166° 03' E. 12. 



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