Lesimano Island

Lesimano Island
Nickname: Brewer Island
Lesimano Island
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 10°34′19″S 150°42′55″E / 10.57194°S 150.71528°E / -10.57194; 150.71528Coordinates: 10°34′19″S 150°42′55″E / 10.57194°S 150.71528°E / -10.57194; 150.71528[1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water Solomon Sea
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Lesimano     
Area 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi)
Length 0.45 km (0.28 mi)
Width 0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Coastline 1.71 km (1.063 mi)
Highest elevation 37 m (121 ft)
Administration
Province  Milne Bay
Island Group Samarai Islands
Island Group Sariba Islands
Ward Sidudu Ward
Largest settlement
Lesimano
Demographics
Demonym Papuan people
Population 0 (2014)
Pop. density 0 /km2 (0 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
Official website web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/png/laseinie.php
ISO Code = PG-MBA

Lesimano Island (also called Brewer Island) is an island off the north coast of Sariba, in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.[2]

Administration

The island belongs to Sidudu Ward of Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area LLG, Samarai-Murua District, which are in Milne Bay Province.[3]

Geography

The island is part of the Sariba group, itself a part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago.

Demographics

The island was previously inhabited.

References


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