Cyprian Bridge Island


[Image:Solomon Islands 1989.jpg|thumb|600px|Islands and provinces of Solomon Islands in 1989 (click to enlarge).]
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 Cyprian [Bridge (British Army officer)|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.