Irai Island
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Irai Island | |
Geography | |
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Location | Oceania |
Coordinates | 10°46′48″S 151°42′32″E / 10.78000°S 151.70889°ECoordinates: 10°46′48″S 151°42′32″E / 10.78000°S 151.70889°E[1] |
Archipelago | Louisiade Archipelago |
Adjacent bodies of water | Solomon Sea |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands |
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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 |
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
- ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
- ↑ LLG map
- ↑ Arthur Wichman (Hrsg.): History of New-Guinea (bis 1828). Bd. 1, E. J. Brill, Leiden 1909, S. 271
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