Montemont Islands

Montemont Islands
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 11°18′14″S 152°17′21″E / 11.30389°S 152.28917°E / -11.30389; 152.28917Coordinates: 11°18′14″S 152°17′21″E / 11.30389°S 152.28917°E / -11.30389; 152.28917
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water Solomon Sea
Total islands 2 uninhabited
Major islands
  • Pana Boba
  • Pana Iatui    
Area 0.12 km2 (0.046 sq mi)
Administration
Province  Milne Bay
District Samarai-Murua District
LLG [1] Louisiade Rural Local Level Government Area
Island Group Duchateau Islands
Largest island
Pana Boba
Demographics
Demonym Papuan people
Population 0 (as of 2014)
Density 0 /km2 (0 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
Official website www.ncdc.gov.pg
ISO Code = PG-MBA

The Montemont Islands are an island group in the Coral Sea, belonging to Papua New Guinea. They lie to the east of Panarairai Island in the Louisiade Archipelago.

Administrative

Politically they belong to the province of Milne Bay in the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea. They are controlled by the chief of Utian Island, the nearest inhabited island.

Geography

The Montemont Islands consists of two small low-lying islands. They lie on the southwestern edge of the barrier reef of Vanatinai. They are located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south-east of the Jomard Islands and immediately west of the Duchateau Islands. Of the two islands, Pana Boba in the east, at 10 hectares (25 acres), is the larger.

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