Marshall Bennett Islands

Coordinates: 8°50′S 151°55′E / 8.833°S 151.917°E / -8.833; 151.917
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Marshall Bennett Islands

Marshall Bennett Islands (also known as the Marshall Bennets[1]) are several islands in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea.

Geography

They consist of:

  • Gawa
  • Dugumenu
  • Iwa Island
  • Kwaiawata
  • Egum Atoll with 12 islands
    • Yanaba Island (reef)
    • Egom (lagoon)
    • uninhabited islands on the fringing reef (clockwise starting west)
      • Digaragara
      • Wiakau (second largest island)
      • Napasa
      • unnamed island
      • Tabunagora
      • Nagian
    • uninhabited islands in the lagoon
      • Mua
      • Fandaio
      • Simlakita
      • Nasakori (Panamote)

They are usually considered to be part of the

Dugumenu
is uninhabited but is used by neighbouring islanders for the growing of coconuts.

References

  1. ^ Seligman, C.G. (1910). The Melanesians of British New Guinea. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 40.

8°50′S 151°55′E / 8.833°S 151.917°E / -8.833; 151.917