Lunn Island Explained

Lunn Island
Native Name Lang:png
Nickname:-->
Pushpin Map:Papua New Guinea
Coordinates:-10.7869°N 152.0022°W[1]
Location:Oceania
Archipelago:Louisiade Archipelago
Waterbody:Solomon Sea
Total Islands:1
Area Km2:0.51
Length Km:1.15
Width Km:0.55
Coastline M:-->
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:Bwanabwana Rural LLG
Country Admin Divisions Title 3:Ward
Country Admin Divisions 3:Conflict Group
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

Lunn Island is a solitary island of Papua New Guinea in the Solomon Sea, belonging to the Louisiade Archipelago. It belongs to Milne Bay Province, to the ward of Conflict Group and is located between the Engineer Group, which is 8.3km (05.2miles) to the west, and the Torlesse Islands, which are 18.3km (11.4miles) to the east. The Deboyne Islands are another 22km (14miles) eastward.

Lunn Island is uninhabited, densely wooded and has a land area of 51ha. It is 1.14km (00.71miles) long and up to 550m (1,800feet) wide.

Notes and References

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