Vangunu

Vangunu is an island in the western Solomon Islands, among the New Georgia group. Forested volcanic land, reefs and lagoon waters form the setting for communities linked by sea to neighbouring islands. Gardens and fishing provide resources in this maritime landscape.

Pedro de Ortega reached Vangunu in 1568, during the Spanish expedition associated with Álvaro de Mendaña. European accounts describe only one encounter within a much older Indigenous island world.