Quessant Island
| Native name: Tariwerwi Island | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Oceania |
| Coordinates | 11°09′S 151°16′E / 11.15°S 151.26°ECoordinates: 11°09′S 151°16′E / 11.15°S 151.26°E[1] |
| Archipelago | Louisiade Archipelago |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Solomon Sea |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Area | 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi) |
| Length | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Width | 0.5 km (0.31 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province |
 Milne Bay |
| District | Samarai-Murua District |
| LLG [2] | Louisiade Rural Local Level Government Area \ Yaleyamba Rural LLG \ Bwanabwana |
| Island Group | Wari Islands |
Largest settlement | |
| 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 |
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| ISO Code = PG-MBA | |
Quessant (Tariwerwi or Ouessant) is an uninhabited island in the Louisiade Archipelago. Politically, it is part of Milne Bay Province in southeastern Papua New Guinea.
Quessant is located 30 km southeast of Wari on the northeastern edge of a reef. The coral island is low and covered with vegetation. Three reefs are located between Quessant and the Stuers Islands, about 16 km to the northwest.
Louis Antoine de Bougainville discovered the island on June 17, 1768 and named them for their resemblance to Ushant, the French island near Brest , the starting point of his circumnavigation. [3]
References
- ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
- ↑ LLG map
- ↑ Louis Antoine de Bougainville: Voyage autour du monde, par la frégate du Roi La Boudeuse et la flûte L'Étoile, (Hrsg.): Jacques Proust, Gallimard, Paris 1990, S. 303 ISBN 2-07-037385-1 S. 303
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