Dagadaga Bonarua Island

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Dagadaga Bonarua Island
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Dagadaga Bonarua Island
Location within Papua New Guinea
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 10°35′44″S150°41′00″E / 10.59556°S 150.68333°E / -10.59556; 150.68333 [1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent to Solomon Sea
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Dagadaga Bonarua
Area0.07 km2 (0.027 sq mi)
Length0.65 km (0.404 mi)
Width0.15 km (0.093 mi)
Coastline1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Highest elevation24 m (79 ft)
Administration
Province Flag of Milne Bay.svg  Milne Bay
Island Group Samarai Islands
Island Group Sariba Islands
Ward Sidudu
Largest settlementDagadaga Bonarua Pearl Farm
(abandoned)
Demographics
Population0 (2014)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO code PG-MBA
Official website www.ncdc.gov.pg

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

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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 pearl 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.

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References

  1. ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
  2. ↑ "LLG map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  3. ↑ "Dagadaga Island History". Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2016-03-15.


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