Maewo
History
History
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First recorded sighting of Maewo Island by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of [Pedro Fernández de Quirós](/wiki/Pedro_Fernandes_de_Queir%C3%B3s "Pedro Fernandes de Queirós") at the end of April 1606\.Brand, Donald D. *The Pacific Basin: A History of its Geographical Explorations* The American Geographical Society, New York, 1967, p.133\. It was sighted again in 1768 by [Louis Antoine de Bougainville](/wiki/Louis_Antoine_de_Bougainville "Louis Antoine de Bougainville") who named it *Aurora* from the Latin word for "dawn", the time of day at which it was sighted.


Can you tell me about the geography of Maewo Island?