Irai Island

Irai Island

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Irai Island 10°46′03″S 151°41′33″E
Geography
Location	Oceania
Coordinates	10°46′03″S151°41′33″E / 10.76750°S 151.69250°E / -10.76750; 151.69250 [1]
Archipelago	Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent to	Solomon Sea
Total islands	1
Major islands	Irai
Area	1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Length	6 km (3.7 mi)
Width	0.25 km (0.155 mi)
Administration
Papua New Guinea
Province	Milne Bay
District	Samarai-Murua District
LLG [2]	Bwanabwana Rural LLG
Island Group	Calvados Chain
Largest settlement	Copra Plantation(pop. 20)
Demographics
Population	20 (2014)
Pop. density	18.5/km2 (47.9/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
ISO code	PG-MBA
Official website	www.ncdc.gov.pg

Irai Island is the main island of the Conflict Islands, in the Louisiade Archipelago in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. It was sighted in 1879 by HMS Cormorant and named in 1880 by Bower, captain of HMS Conflict. ^[3]

References

1. Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
2. LLG map
3. Arthur Wichman (Hrsg.): History of New-Guinea (bis 1828). Bd. 1, E. J. Brill, Leiden 1909, S. 271