Montemont Islands Explained

Montemont Islands
Native Name Lang:png
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Map:Papua New Guinea
Coordinates:-11.3039°N 152.2892°W
Location:Oceania
Archipelago:Louisiade Archipelago
Waterbody:Solomon Sea
Area Km2:0.12
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[1]
Country Admin Divisions 2:Louisiade Rural Local Level Government Area
Country Admin Divisions Title 3:Island Group
Country Admin Divisions 3:Duchateau Islands
Country Area M2:or
Country Area Ha:-->
Country 1 Area M2:or
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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 Montemont Islands are an island group in the Coral Sea, belonging to Papua New Guinea. They lie to the east of Panarairai Island in the Louisiade Archipelago.

Administrative

Politically they belong to the province of Milne Bay in the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea.They are controlled by the chief of Utian Island, the nearest inhabited island.

Geography

The Montemont Islands consists of two small low-lying islands. They lie on the southwestern edge of the barrier reef of Vanatinai. They are located 3km (02miles) south-east of the Jomard Islands and immediately west of the Duchateau Islands. Of the two islands, Pana Boba in the east, at 10ha, is the larger.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20100811055024/http://www.pngimr.org.pg/png_med_journal/Empowerment%20-%20Sep_Dec%202000.pdf LLG map