Stuers Islands

Stuers Islands
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 11°06′48″S 151°08′32″E / 11.11333°S 151.14222°E / -11.11333; 151.14222Coordinates: 11°06′48″S 151°08′32″E / 11.11333°S 151.14222°E / -11.11333; 151.14222[1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water Solomon Sea
Total islands 2
Major islands
  • Marai
  • Taliwewai    
Area 0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Highest elevation 20 m (70 ft)
Highest point Mount Marai
Administration
Province  Milne Bay
District Samarai-Murua District
LLG [2] Louisiade Rural Local Level Government Area \ Yaleyamba Rural LLG \ Bwanabwana
Island Group Stuers Islands
Largest settlement
Marai
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 Stuers Islands are an uninhabited archipelago in the Louisiade Archipelago. Politically, they are part of Milne Bay Province in southeastern Papua New Guinea.

The islands are located 16 km southeast of Wari. Quessant (Tariwerwi) is another 16 km to the southeast. The archipelago consists of two islands, Marai (29 ha ) and Taliwewai (4.6 ha). Marai is the larger of the two islands. It is 20 m high. Taliwewai is 1.7 km north-east and is 12 m high. In the West of the Stuers Islands is a large area with reefs and shoals called Uluma reefs.

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