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Irai Island
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Irai Island is located in Papua New GuineaIrai IslandIrai Island10°46′03″S 151°41′33″E
Geography
LocationOceania
Coordinates10°46′03″S 151°41′33″E / 10.76750°S 151.69250°E / -10.76750; 151.69250
ArchipelagoLouisiade Archipelago
Adjacent toSolomon Sea
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Irai
Area1.08 km (0.42 sq mi)
Length6 km (3.7 mi)
Width0.25 km (0.155 mi)
Administration
Papua New Guinea
Province Milne Bay
DistrictSamarai-Murua District
LLGBwanabwana Rural LLG
Island GroupCalvados Chain
Largest settlementCopra Plantation (pop. 20)
Demographics
Population20 (2014)
Pop. density18.5/km (47.9/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsPapauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codePG-MBA
Official websitewww.ncdc.gov.pg

Irai Island is the main island of the Conflict Islands, which were sighted in 1879 by HMS Cormorant and named in 1880 by Bower, captain of HMS Conflict.

References

  1. Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
  2. LLG map
  3. Arthur Wichman (Hrsg.): History of New-Guinea (bis 1828). Bd. 1, E. J. Brill, Leiden 1909, S. 271
Islands of Papua New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago
Louisiade Archipelago
North Solomon Islands
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