Bagaman Island Explained

Bagaman Island
Native Name Lang:png
Sobriquet:Stanton Island
Map:Papua New Guinea
Coordinates:[1]
Location:Oceania
Archipelago:Louisiade Archipelago
Waterbody:Solomon Sea
Total Islands:1
Area Km2:7.45
Coastline M:-->
Elevation M:220
Highest Mount:Mount Bagaman
Country:Papua New Guinea
Country Admin Divisions Title:Province
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:District
Country Admin Divisions 1:Samarai-Murua District
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:LLG[2]
Country Admin Divisions 2:Louisiade Rural LLG
Country Admin Divisions Title 3:Island Group
Country Admin Divisions 3:Calvados Chain
Country Largest City:Bagaman
Country Largest City Population:100
Population:264
Population As Of:2014
Ethnic Groups:Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Timezone1:AEST
Utc Offset1:+10
Iso Code Type:ISO code
Iso Code:PG-MBA

Bagaman Island is an island of Papua New Guinea, part of the Calvados Chain within the Louisiade Archipelago.[3] Misima language is the native language on the island.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=TnHGVP_BfgUC&pg=PA168 Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute
  2. Web site: LLG map . 2016-03-11 . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20100811055024/http://www.pngimr.org.pg/png_med_journal/Empowerment%20-%20Sep_Dec%202000.pdf . 2010-08-11 . dead .
  3. May, Patricia & Margaret Tuckson. The Traditional Pottery of Papua New Guinea, p. 92 (Revised ed. 2000)
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=GEEmAQAAIAAJ&q=%22who+live+on+the+islands%22 Women in Fisheries: Information Bulletin, Volumes 13-15