Lunn Island

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Lunn Island
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Lunn Island
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 10°47′13″S152°0′8″E / 10.78694°S 152.00222°E / -10.78694; 152.00222 [1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent to Solomon Sea
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Lunn
Area0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Length1.15 km (0.715 mi)
Width0.55 km (0.342 mi)
Administration
Province Flag of Milne Bay.svg Milne Bay
District Samarai-Murua District
LLG [2] Bwanabwana Rural LLG
Ward Conflict Group
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

Lunn Island is a solitary island of Papua New Guinea in the Solomon Sea, belonging to the Louisiade Archipelago. It belongs to Milne Bay Province, to the ward of Conflict Group and is located between the Engineer Group, which is 8.3 kilometres (5.2 miles) to the west, and the Torlesse Islands, which are 18.3 kilometres (11.4 miles) to the east. The Deboyne Islands are another 22 kilometres (14 miles) eastward.

Lunn Island is uninhabited, densely wooded and has a land area of 51 hectares (130 acres). It is 1.14 kilometres (1,250 yards) long and up to 550 metres (600 yards) wide.

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