Santa Isabel Island

Santa Isabel Island (also known as Isabel, Ysabel, and Mahaga) is the longest island in the Solomon Islands, the third biggest by surface area, and the largest in the Isabel Province group of islands. It is one of the most beautiful island in Solomon Islands.

Mount Sasari, at 1220 meters, is Santa Isabel's highest peak (3,675 ft). The Marutho river flows from Mount Sasari to Hofi, where it meets the sea. Except for those on the Katova side of the island, almost all rivers and streams flow from that central location.

On 7 February 1568, the Spanish explorer lvaro de Mendaa made the first European landfall in the Solomon Islands archipelago at Santa Isabel Island. Santa Isabel de la Estrella was the name given to it (St. Elizabeth of the Star of Bethlehem in Spanish).

Location: Isabel Province