Irai Island
 Satellite image | |
  Location of the Conflict Islands | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Oceania |
| Coordinates | 10°46′48″S 151°42′32″E / 10.78000°S 151.70889°ECoordinates: 10°46′48″S 151°42′32″E / 10.78000°S 151.70889°E[1] |
| Archipelago | Louisiade Archipelago |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Solomon Sea |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Major islands |
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| Area | 1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi) |
| Length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Width | 0.25 km (0.155 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Province |
 Milne Bay |
| District | Samarai-Murua District |
| LLG [2] | Bwanabwana Rural LLG |
| Island Group | Calvados Chain |
Largest settlement |
Copra Plantation (population 20) |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Papuan people |
| Population | 20 (as of 2014) |
| Density | 18.5 /km2 (47.9 /sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians. |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| Official website |
www |
| ISO Code = PG-MBA | |
Irai Island is the main island of the Conflict Islands, which were sighted in 1879 by HMS Cormorant and named in 1880 by Bower, captain of HMS Conflict.[3]
References
- ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
- ↑ LLG map
- ↑ Arthur Wichman (Hrsg.): History of New-Guinea (bis 1828). Bd. 1, E. J. Brill, Leiden 1909, S. 271
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