What are the names of the places in "The Swiss Family Robinson" island?

"The Swiss Family Robinson" describes the shipwreck and survival of a Swedish family on an uncharted island in the Pacific Ocean. Knowing that rescue is not expected, they begin to explore the island, salvaging what they can from their ruined ship, and building a suitable refuge.

Early in their explorations (Chapter 4), William, the father and narrator, suggests that they begin naming the places they have seen, otherwise it will be difficult to refer to them in the future. They begin by naming the location of their landing "Safety Bay", and proceeding from there;

Other names were quickly chosen. Our first place of abode we called Tentholm; the islet in the bay, Shark's Island; and the reedy swamp, Flamingo Marsh. It was some time before the serious question of a name for our leafy castle could be decided. But finally it was entitled Falconhurst; and we then rapidly named the few remaining points: Prospect Hill, the eminence we first ascended; Cape Disappointment, from whose rocky heights we had strained our eyes in vain search for our ship's company; and Jackal River, as a name for the large stream at our landing place, concluded our geographical nomenclature.

The names are, as one might expect, largely descriptive and linear in those descriptions. In the following Chapter, William spontaneously names the island New Switzerland.

What are the names of the places in "The Swiss Family Robinson" island?

The novel The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss was originally published in 1813, but has appeared in many revised editions since its original publication. Its title derives from Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe and in the original German has the meaning "Swiss Robinson [Crusoe]" rather than treating Robinson as a family name. As much as a story, it is meant as an education in what we now would term survivalism. 

The family endures a shipwreck on an uncharted and nameless island in the south Pacific Ocean, remote from normal trading routes and ship stopovers. The family, consisting of a mother, father, and their four male children, use materials salvaged from the ship and materials discovered on the island to create a viable, self-sustaining homestead, raising animals and plants for food, weaving clothing, and building shelters. They are pious and industrious, and even when the island is finally rediscovered by a ship blown off course, decide to make their small community the nucleus of a colony rather than returning to the civilized world. 

In memory of their homeland, they name the island New Switzerland.

What is the setting of The Swiss Family Robinson?

The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss is the exciting story of a family of six—two parents and four sons—shipwrecked upon a tropical desert island. According to an introduction at the beginning of the book, the family had been on their way to Port Jackson, Australia when they were shipwrecked. This island on which they end up is located somewhere off the coast of New Guinea in the East Indies.

This island provides the main setting of the book, although the first few chapters take place on the damaged ship as the family prepares a raft to leave for shore. Once they all safely reach land, the story continues in several settings around the island. The first is a makeshift camp that the family temporarily puts together while they explore the environment around them. Next, they build a tree house. Later, they make their residence in a cave that they are able to divide into several rooms. During the course of their adventure, they explore much of the rest of the island. The location is clearly imaginary, as Wyss populates the place with an array of animals and plants that are not indigenous to the area.

What is the setting of "The Swiss Family Robinson"?

The primary and most important setting in The Swiss Family Robinson is a tropical island on which the family is marooned. The date the story takes place isn't mentioned in the book. However, the family wrecked on the island on the 31st of January, and Johann David Wyss first published the novel in 1812.

The novel opens in the hold of a ship where the Robinson family is huddled during a large storm that eventually wrecks the vessel. The Robinsons survive by using tubs filled with supplies as makeshift boats. From these, they construct their life on the island.

William, the father of the family, describes the island, saying: 

By-and-by we began to perceive that, between and beyond the cliffs, green grass and trees were discernible. Fritz could distinguish many tall palms, and Ernest hoped they would prove to be coconut trees, and enjoyed the thoughts of drinking the refreshing milk.

And later:

Fritz and I pursued our way up the stream until we reached a point where the waters fell from a considerable height in a cascade, and where several large rocks lay half covered by the water; by means of these we succeeded in crossing the stream in safety. We thus had the sea on our left, and a long line of rocky heights, here and there adorned with clumps of trees, stretching away inland to the right. We had forced our way scarcely fifty yards through the long rank grass, which was here partly withered by the sun and much tangled, when we heard behind us a rustling, and on looking round saw the grass waving to and fro, as if some animal were passing through it. Fritz instantly turned and brought his gun to his shoulder, ready to fire the moment the beast should appear. I was much pleased with my son’s coolness and presence of mind, for it showed me that I might thoroughly rely upon him on any future occasion when real danger might occur; this time, however, no savage beast rushed out, but our trusty dog Turk, whom, in our anxiety at parting, we had forgotten, and who had been sent after us doubtless by my thoughtful wife.

From this little incident, however, we saw how dangerous was our position, and how difficult escape would be should any fierce beast steal upon us unawares: we therefore hastened to make our way to the open seashore. Here the scene which presented itself was indeed delightful. A background of hills, the green waving grass, the pleasant groups of trees stretching here and there to the very water’s edge, formed a lovely prospect. 

The island is lovely and able to sustain life. At the end of the novel, the Robinson parents choose to remain on the island and form a little community made up of other travelers, while the sons and their pseudo-adopted daughter, Emily, choose to return to England on a ship sent to retrieve Emily.

Though the time of the shipwreck isn't mentioned, the passage of time is mentioned in the story. At one point, William says:

Everyone was surprised to hear that we had already been twelve months in the country—indeed, my wife believed I might be mistaken, until I showed her how I had calculated regularly ever since the 31st of January, on which day we were wrecked, by marking off in my almanac the Sundays as they arrived for the remaining eleven months of that year.

By the end of the novel, the Robinson family has spent a decade on the island.

What is the setting of "The Swiss Family Robinson"?

The story begins with the family who has survived a terrible storm, and being hunted by pirates, to discover that their ship is destroyed, unable to sail any further. 

 Therefore, they must make a new life on the island that lies in the distance.  They have with them all that they need for a new life since they were on their way to New Guinea.

The island that they land on is described as lush and tropical.

What places does the Robinson family explore in The Swiss Family Robinson?

In Chapter 3 of Johann David Wyss and Johann Rudolf Wyss's The Swiss Family Robinson, father and the eldest son Fritz go out to explore the island further. They venture upstream and find a place to safely cross the stream separating the beach from the rest of the island by climbing along the surfaces of rocks. They find beautiful birds, lots of coconuts, gourds to make dishes and utensils with, sugar cane, monkeys, and a rocky summit from which they could see that they are the only inhabitants on the island.

By Chapter 8, the family is hit by "week after week" of pouring rain that keeps then in doors. After the stormy season passes, father decides they need either a stronger shelter for the stormy season or some place safer to at least store their most perishable goods. Upon Fritz's suggestion, father decides to try "hollow out a cave" in nearby rock. However, as they are proceeding, Jack discovers a real cave when the crowbar he is using to make a whole in the rock slips "through the mountain." Father and the boys then chip away at the rest of the rock to reveal the cavern. After purifying the air in their newly found cave, the cave becomes safe to store goods in it during the winter.

When and where does The Swiss Family Robinson take place?

I will answer in both English and Dutch (ik zal antwoorden in het Engels en Nederlands).

English (Engels):

The question asks when and where the The Swiss Family Robinson takes place. This story takes place on a tropical uninhabited island in the East Indies. On the way to Australia, the family survives a shipwreck and swims to the island. They live on the island for ten years. The story was written in 1812, and it takes place around the early 1800s.

Nederlands (Dutch)

Dit verhaal speelt zich af op een tropisch onbewoond eiland in de Oost-Indië. Op weg naar Australië, de familie overleeft een schipbreuk en zwemt naar het eiland. Ze leven op het eiland voor tien jaar. Het verhaal werd in 1812 geschreven, en het vindt plaats rond de vroege jaren 1800.