Cyprian Bridge Island

Cyprian Bridge Island is a small, uninhabited, volcanic island in Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands. It lies at latitude 6.85°S and longitude 156.18333°E, between the islands of Fauro and Choiseul.

Naming

The island is named after then Major Cyprian Bridge a British army officer, particularly famed for his activities in the Flagstaff War against the Māori in New Zealand in 1845. He was the uncle of Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge who was the head of British Naval Intelligence.