Lunn Island

Lunn Island

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Lunn Island
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 10°47′13″S 152°0′8″E / 10.78694°S 152.00222°E / -10.78694; 152.00222Coordinates: 10°47′13″S 152°0′8″E / 10.78694°S 152.00222°E / -10.78694; 152.00222[1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water Solomon Sea
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Lunn     
Area 0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Length 1.15 km (0.715 mi)
Width 0.55 km (0.342 mi)
Administration
Province  Milne Bay
District Samarai-Murua District
LLG [2] Bwanabwana Rural LLG
Ward Conflict Group
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 www.ncdc.gov.pg
ISO Code = PG-MBA

Lunn Island is a solitary island of Papua New Guinea in the Solomon Sea, belonging to the Louisiade Archipelago. It belongs to Milne Bay Province, to the ward of Conflict Group and is located between the Engineer Group, which is 8.3 km to the west, and the Torlesse Islands, which are 18.3 km to the east. The Deboyne Islands are another 22 km eastward.

Lunn Island is uninhabited, densely wooded and has a land area of 51 hectares. It is 1.14 km long and up to 550 meters wide.

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