Iyen Island

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Iyen Island
Nickname: Ian Island
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Iyen Island
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 11°30′S153°26′E / 11.500°S 153.433°E / -11.500; 153.433 [1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent to Solomon Sea
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Iyen
Area0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Highest elevation54 m (177 ft)
Highest pointMount Iyen
Administration
Province Flag of Milne Bay.svg  Milne Bay
District Samarai-Murua District
LLG [2] Yaleyamba Rural Local Level Government Area
Island Group Vanatinai Islands
Largest settlementIyen(pop. ~95)
Demographics
Population102 (2014)
Pop. density119/km2 (308/sq mi)
Ethnic groups Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO code PG-MBA
Official website www.ncdc.gov.pg

Iyen Island is in the Louisiade Archipelago, within Milne Bay Province of southeastern Papua New Guinea.

It is jurisdictionally in the Yaleyamba Rural Local Level Government Area.

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