Dinana Island

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Dinana Island
Nickname: Carry Island
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Dinana Island
Location within Papua New Guinea
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 10°35′19″S150°52′55″E / 10.58861°S 150.88194°E / -10.58861; 150.88194 Coordinates: 10°35′19″S150°52′55″E / 10.58861°S 150.88194°E / -10.58861; 150.88194 [1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water Solomon Sea
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Dinana
Area0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi)
Length1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Width0.9 km (0.56 mi)
Coastline4.8 km (2.98 mi)
Administration
Province Flag of Milne Bay.svg  Milne Bay
Island Group Samarai Islands
Island Group Sideia Islands
Ward Sekuku
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

Dinana Island is an island in the Louisiade Archipelago in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

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Administration

The island is part of Sekuku Ward. it belongs to Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area LLG, Samarai-Murua District, which are in Milne Bay Province. [2]

Geography

Dinana is located between Sideia Island and Basilaki Island. The island is part of the Sideia group, itself a part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago. [3]

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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 2010-08-11.
  3. "map". Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2019-11-28.