Dinana Island Explained

Dinana Island
Sobriquet:Carry Island
Native Name Lang:png
Map:Papua New Guinea
Coordinates:-10.5886°N 150.8819°W[1]
Location:Oceania
Archipelago:Louisiade Archipelago
Waterbody:Solomon Sea
Total Islands:1
Area Km2:0.9
Length Km:1.5
Width Km:0.9
Coastline Km:4.8
Country:Papua New Guinea
Country Admin Divisions Title:Province
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Island Group
Country Admin Divisions 1:Samarai Islands
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Island Group
Country Admin Divisions 2:Sideia Islands
Country Admin Divisions Title 3:Ward
Country Admin Divisions 3:Sekuku
Population:0
Population As Of:2014
Density Km2:0
Ethnic Groups:Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Timezone1:AEST
Utc Offset1:+10
Iso Code Type:ISO code
Iso Code:PG-MBA

Dinana Island is an island in the Louisiade Archipelago in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

Administration

The island is part of Sekuku Ward. it belongs to Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area LLG, Samarai-Murua District, which are in Milne Bay Province.[2]

Geography

Dinana is located between Sideia Island and Basilaki Island. The island is part of the Sideia group, itself a part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago.[3]

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 . 2010-08-11 . 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. Web site: map . 2019-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160316202350/http://www.loihai.com/ . 2016-03-16 . dead .