Strathord Islands

Coordinates: 10°14′33″S 151°51′39″E / 10.24250°S 151.86083°E / -10.24250; 151.86083
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Strathord Islands
UTC+10)
ISO codePG-MBA
Official websitewww.ncdc.gov.pg

The Strathord Islands are an uninhabited island group of five islands in the Louisiade Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. Politically they belong to the province of Milne Bay in the southeastern region of Papua New Guinea .

The islands are located about 100 km northwest of

Misima and form the northernmost group of Louisiade archipelago. They are among the Bonvouloir Islands
which include two other islands to the south.

The main island—Strathord Island, also known as Pana Mole—lies on the southern part of the reef. The group is heavily forested and flat. Strathord was inhabited by two families from Ewena until 2013. Nowadays, they come a couple of times a year to collect yams and coconuts from their gardens.

Name Coordinates Area
km2
North Island 0.18
Middle Island 0.08
Amanuta 0.05
(unnamed) 0.04
Strathord Island 0.99

References

  1. ^ LLG map Archived 2010-08-11 at the Wayback Machine