Indonesia High Sea

Between New Britain's southern coast and the Trobriand Islands, the Solomon Sea stretches across a broad passage. Kiriwina, the largest Trobriand island, lies to the south; Kandrian is on New Britain's opposite shore. In 1793 the French ship Espérance reached the Trobriands during the search for La Pérouse, and the islands were named for lieutenant Denis de Trobriand.