Bonvouloir Islands

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Bonvouloir Islands
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Strathord Islands and Hastings Island in the upper left, East Island in the lower right
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Bonvouloir Islands
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 10°21′S152°00′E / 10.350°S 152.000°E / -10.350; 152.000
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent to Solomon Sea
Total islands7
Major islands
Area5.54 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
Highest elevation300 m (1000 ft)
Highest pointMount Hastings
Administration
Province Flag of Milne Bay.svg Milne Bay
District Samarai-Murua District
LLG [1] Louisiade Rural Local Level Government Area
Island Group Bonvouloir Islands
Largest island
Demographics
Population0 (2014)
Ethnic groups Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO code PG-MBA
Official website www.ncdc.gov.pg

The Bonvouloir Islands are a group of uninhabited islands of Papua New Guinea. They are in the Louisiade Archipelago. The islands are located 100 kilometres (62 miles) northwest of Misima and form the northernmost group of the Louisiade Archipelago. The main islands are East Island, Panamole Island (Strathord Islands) and Hastings Island

East Island is located 26 kilometres (16 miles) to the southeast of Hastings Island, and Panamole Island is located 9 kilometres (5.6 miles) to the north of Hastings Island. The islands are densely wooded and rocky, and Hastings Island has 200-metre-high (660 ft) cliffs and many caves.

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