East Deboyne Islands Explained

East Deboyne Islands
Native Name Lang:png
Nickname:-->
Map:Papua New Guinea
Coordinates:-10.85°N 184°W[1]
Location:Oceania
Archipelago:Louisiade Archipelago
Waterbody:Solomon Sea
Total Islands:8
Area Km2:1.02
Coastline M:-->
Elevation M:37
Highest Mount:Mount Pana Sagusagu
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 Local Level Government Area
Country Admin Divisions Title 3:Island Group
Country Admin Divisions 3:Deboyne Islands
Country Largest City:Redlick Islets
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

The East Deboyne Islands are a group of scattered island and reefs between the Deboyne Islands and the Renard Islands, in the north of the Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. Panaeati Islanders have a Copra plantation on Mabui island.

Geography

They are located 10km (10miles) from Deboyne Islands .

History

The islands were discovered in 1793 by Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=TnHGVP_BfgUC&pg=PA168 Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute
  2. http://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20100811055024/http://www.pngimr.org.pg/png_med_journal/Empowerment%20-%20Sep_Dec%202000.pdf LLG map