What3words
what3words is a really simple way to talk about location, especially places that do not have addresses.They have assigned each 3m square in the world a unique 3 word address that will never change.
The village at Kalabay where I stayed for most of this trip is ///fantasy.bungalow.marshes Various maps are available here:
lahistoriaconmapas.com/atlas/country-map12/temotu-province-solomon-islands-map.htm
Including:
These are the various places mentioned in this blog:
View Temotu Surf Map in a larger map The area is one place where Melanesia meets Polynesia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Islands
Santa Cruz
This name is a colonial remnant that still appears on air and nautical navigation charts.All the disaster teams will use this name.
Unless you are talking to emergency crews, use the name Ndendo for the island.
The name of the collection of islands is Temotu Province.