Motorina Island Explained

Motorina Island
Native Name Lang:png
Sobriquet:Mewstone Island
Pushpin Map:Papua New Guinea
Coordinates:[1]
Location:Oceania
Archipelago:Louisiade Archipelago
Waterbody:Solomon Sea
Total Islands:1
Area Km2:7.8
Coastline M:-->
Elevation M:302
Highest Mount:Mount Motorina
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:Riman Bay
Country Largest City Population:100
Population:595
Population As Of:2014
Density Km2:76
Ethnic Groups:Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Timezone1:AEST
Utc Offset1:+10
Iso Code Type:ISO code
Iso Code:PG-MBA

Motorina Island is an island of Papua New Guinea, part of the Calvados Chain.It is the highest island in the group. The population consists of farmers, raising bananas across the island. The main port is at Riman Bay. Other slightly large villages include: Tawara, Mabaraboraboa.

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