Iyen Island

Iyen Island
Nickname: Ian Island
Iyen Island
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 11°30′S 153°26′E / 11.500°S 153.433°E / -11.500; 153.433Coordinates: 11°30′S 153°26′E / 11.500°S 153.433°E / -11.500; 153.433[1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water Solomon Sea
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Iyen
Area 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Highest elevation 54 m (177 ft)
Highest point Mount Iyen
Administration
Province  Milne Bay
District Samarai-Murua District
LLG [2] Yaleyamba Rural Local Level Government Area
Island Group Vanatinai Islands
Largest settlement Iyen (pop. ~95)
Demographics
Population 102 (2014)
Pop. density 119 /km2 (308 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO code PG-MBA
Official website www.ncdc.gov.pg

Iyen Island is in the Louisiade Archipelago, within Milne Bay Province of southeastern Papua New Guinea.

It is jurisdictionally in the Yaleyamba Rural Local Level Government Area.

References

  1. ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
  2. ↑ LLG map


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