Panapompom Islands

Panapompom Island
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 10°41′S 152°22′E / 10.683°S 152.367°E / -10.683; 152.367Coordinates: 10°41′S 152°22′E / 10.683°S 152.367°E / -10.683; 152.367[1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water Solomon Sea
Total islands 1
Major islands
Area 3.016 sq mi (7.81 km2)
Highest elevation 213 m (699 ft)
Highest point Mount Deboyne
Administration
Province  Milne Bay
District Samarai-Murua District
LLG [2] Louisiade Rural Local Level Government Area
Island Group Deboyne Islands
Largest settlement
Nulia
(population 200)
Demographics
Demonym Papuan people
Population 600 (as of 2014)
Density 198.964 /sq mi (76.8204 /km2)
Ethnic groups Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
Official website www.ncdc.gov.pg
ISO Code = PG-MBA

Panapompom Island is an island of Papua New Guinea. It is in the Deboyne Islands atoll of the Louisiade Archipelago.


  1. Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
  2. LLG map
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