Stuers Islands

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Stuers Islands
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Stuers Islands
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 11°06′48″S151°08′32″E / 11.11333°S 151.14222°E / -11.11333; 151.14222 [1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent to Solomon Sea
Total islands2
Major islands
  • Marai
  • Taliwewai
Area0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Highest elevation20 m (70 ft)
Highest pointMount Marai
Administration
Province Flag of Milne Bay.svg  Milne Bay
District Samarai-Murua District
LLG [2] Louisiade Rural Local Level Government Area \ Yaleyamba Rural LLG \ Bwanabwana
Island Group Stuers Islands
Largest settlementMarai
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

The Stuers Islands are an uninhabited archipelago in the Louisiade Archipelago. Politically, they are part of Milne Bay Province in southeastern Papua New Guinea.

The islands are located 16 km southeast of Wari. Quessant (Tariwerwi) is another 16 km to the southeast. The archipelago consists of two islands, Marai (29 ha ) and Taliwewai (4.6 ha). Marai is the larger of the two islands. It is 20 m high. Taliwewai is 1.7 km north-east and is 12 m high. In the West of the Stuers Islands is a large area with reefs and shoals called Uluma reefs.

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