Deka Deka Island

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Deka Deka Island
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Deka Deka Island
Location within Papua New Guinea
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 10°38′19″S150°38′55″E / 10.63861°S 150.64861°E / -10.63861; 150.64861 Coordinates: 10°38′19″S150°38′55″E / 10.63861°S 150.64861°E / -10.63861; 150.64861 [1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water Solomon Sea
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Deka Deka
Area0.04 km2 (0.015 sq mi)
Length0.3 km (0.19 mi)
Width0.2 km (0.12 mi)
Coastline1 km (0.6 mi)
Highest elevation10 ft (3 m)
Administration
Province Flag of Milne Bay.svg  Milne Bay
Island Group Samarai Islands
Island Group Logea Islands
Ward Logea South
Demographics
Population0 (2014)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO code PG-MBA
Official website web.archive.org/web/20101223043232/http://oceandots.com/pacific/png/deboyne.php

Deka Deka Island is a small island off the SE end of Logea Island, in East Channel, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

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Administration

The island belonged to Logea South Ward, which belongs to Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area LLG, Samarai-Murua District, which are in Milne Bay Province. [2]

Geography

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

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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.


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