Choiseul Island Choiseul Island Choiseul Island, native name Lauru, is the largest island () of the Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands, at . This island is named after Étienne François, duc de Choiseul. The first recorded sighting by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Álvaro de Mendaña in 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. They charted it as "San Marcos", and also who named the narrow channel separating San Jorge from
Choiseul Quarter Choiseul Quarter Choiseul is a Quarter of the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia. Located on the southwestern side of the island, the quarter is home to 6,174 people, according to the 2002 census. The main city of the Quarter of Choiseul goes by the same name, and is located at . Choiseul is home to the indigenous craft of coal pot manufacturing on the island and many local arts and crafts can be purchased at the roadside craft market, including grass place mats, market chairs, and local clay products; such as coal pots which are still widely used in