Dagadaga Bonarua Island
Dagadaga Bonarua Island is an island separating East Channel and China Strait, just south of Milne Bay, in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Geography | |
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Location | Oceania |
Coordinates | 10°35′44″S 150°41′00″E[1] |
Archipelago | Louisiade Archipelago |
Adjacent bodies of water | Solomon Sea |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands |
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Area | 0.07 km2 (0.027 sq mi) |
Length | 0.65 km (0.404 mi) |
Width | 0.15 km (0.093 mi) |
Coastline | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
Highest elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
Administration | |
Province | ![]() |
Island Group | Samarai Islands |
Island Group | Sariba Islands |
Ward | Sidudu |
Largest settlement | Dagadaga Bonarua Pearl Farm (abandoned) |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2014) |
Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians. |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
ISO code | PG-MBA |
Official website | www |
Administration
The island belongs to Sidudu Ward on Sariba Island. which belong to Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area LLG, Samarai-Murua District, which are in Milne Bay Province.[2]
History
In 1966, a South sea pearls farm established on the island. however, due to financial difficulties, it was closed in 1999.[3]
Geography
The island is part of the Sariba group, itself a part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago.
Demographics
After the pearl farm was closed, a caretaker lived on the island until he died in 2002. Since, the island is abandoned.
References
- Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
- "LLG map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- "Dagadaga Island History". Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
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