Dagadaga Bonarua Island

Dagadaga Bonarua Island
Dagadaga Bonarua Island

Location within Papua New Guinea

Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 10°35′44″S 150°41′00″E / 10.59556°S 150.68333°E / -10.59556; 150.68333Coordinates: 10°35′44″S 150°41′00″E / 10.59556°S 150.68333°E / -10.59556; 150.68333[1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water Solomon Sea
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Dagadaga Bonarua    
Area 0.07 km2 (0.027 sq mi)
Length 0.65 km (0.404 mi)
Width 0.15 km (0.093 mi)
Coastline 1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Highest elevation 24 m (79 ft)
Administration
Province  Milne Bay
Island Group Samarai Islands
Island Group Sariba Islands
Ward Sidudu
Largest settlement
Dagadaga Bonarua Pearl Farm
(abandoned)
Demographics
Demonym Papuan people
Population 0 (2014)
Pop. density 0 /km2 (0 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
Official website www.ncdc.gov.pg
ISO Code = PG-MBA

Dagadaga Bonarua Island is an island separating East Channel and China Strait, just south of Milne Bay, in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

Administration

The island belongs to Sidudu Ward on Sariba Island. which belong to Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area LLG, Samarai-Murua District, which are in Milne Bay Province.[2]

History

in 1966, a South sea pearls farm established on the island. however, due to financial difficulties, it was closed in 1999.[3]

Geography

The island is part of the Sariba group, itself a part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago.

Demographics

After the pearl farm was closed, a caretaker lived on the island until he died in 2002. Since, the island is abandoned.

References


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