Tanambogo
Tanambogo Island | |
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Florida Islands Group |
Tanambogo is an islet in the
Florida Islands
.
History
The first recorded sighting by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Álvaro de Mendaña on 16 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.[1][2]
World War II
Along with the nearby island of
U.S. Marine Landings on Tulagi-Gavutu-Tanambogo, August 7, 1942
References
- ^ Sharp, Andrew The discovery of the Pacific Islands Oxford, 1960, p.45.
- ^ Brand, Donald D. The Pacific Basin: A History of its Geographical Explorations The American Geographical Society, New York, 1967, p.133.
- ^ "Conquest of Tanambogo & Gavutu Islands". Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "Second Marine Division". Retrieved 24 October 2012.
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