Nuguria

Nuguria

Location of Nuguria in the Pacific Ocean

NASA picture of Malum Atoll, the northern and smaller atoll of the group

Nuguria or the Nuguria Islands, also known as the Abgarris or Fead Islands,^[1] are a Polynesian outlier and islands of Papua New Guinea. They are located nearly 200 km northeast of New Ireland and consist of two closely spaced atoll formations.

References

↑ Richard Parkinson et al. Thirty years in the South Seas, 1999

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nuguria.

Oceandots page on the Islands at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)

Polynesia

Polynesian triangle	Austral Islands Cook Islands Easter Island Gambier Islands Hawaiian Islands Marquesas New Zealand Niue Pitcairn Islands Rotuma Sala y Gómez Samoan Islands Society Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuamotus Tuvalu Wallis and Futuna Islands

Polynesian outliers	Aniwa Anuta Emae Futuna Kapingamarangi Loyalty Islands Mele Nuguria Nukumanu Nukuoro Ontong Java Ouvéa Pileni Rennell Sikaiana Takuu Tikopia

Polynesian-influenced	Lau Islands

Historical commentary from a frequent visitor to Nuguria: Momentum

Coordinates: 3°20′00″S 154°45′00″E / 3.33333°S 154.75°E / -3.33333; 154.75

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