Irai Island

Irai Island

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Irai Island
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 10°46′48″S 151°42′32″E / 10.78000°S 151.70889°E / -10.78000; 151.70889Coordinates: 10°46′48″S 151°42′32″E / 10.78000°S 151.70889°E / -10.78000; 151.70889[1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water Solomon Sea
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Irai     
Area 1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Length 6 km (3.7 mi)
Width 0.25 km (0.155 mi)
Administration
Province  Milne Bay
District Samarai-Murua District
LLG [2] Bwanabwana Rural LLG
Island Group Calvados Chain
Largest settlement
Copra Plantation
(population 20)
Demographics
Demonym Papuan people
Population 20 (2014)
Pop. density 18.5 /km2 (47.9 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
Official website www.ncdc.gov.pg
ISO Code = PG-MBA

Irai Island is the main island of the Conflict Islands, which were sighted in 1879 by HMS Cormorant and named in 1880 by Bower, captain of HMS Conflict.[3]

References

  1. Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
  2. LLG map
  3. Arthur Wichman (Hrsg.): History of New-Guinea (bis 1828). Bd. 1, E. J. Brill, Leiden 1909, S. 271
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