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    Solomon SeaPapua New Guinea

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    Bonvouloir Islands

    Part of Louisiade Archipelago

    The Bonvouloir Islands are a group of uninhabited islands of Papua New Guinea. They are in the Louisiade Archipelago. The islands are located 100 kilometres (62 miles) northwest of Misima and form the northernmost group of the Louisiade Archipelago.

    This image (Landsat 7) shows the Bonvouloir Islands, Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.
    This image (Landsat 7) shows the Bonvouloir Islands, Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.

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    13 landforms

    Overview

    The Bonvouloir Islands are a group of uninhabited islands of Papua New Guinea. They are in the Louisiade Archipelago. The islands are located 100 kilometres (62 miles) northwest of Misima and form the northernmost group of the Louisiade Archipelago. The main islands are East Island, Panamole Island (Strathord Islands) and Hastings Island East Island is located 26 kilometres (16 miles) to the southeast of Hastings Island, and Panamole Island is located 9 kilometres (5.6 miles) to the north of Hastings Island. The islands are densely wooded and rocky, and Hastings Island has 200-metre-high (660 ft) cliffs and many caves.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands3
    • Islets5
    • Rocks & skerries3

    Major islands

    2
    • East Island

      East Island

      Area
      2.9 km²
      High point
      151 m

      East Island is an island in Milne Bay Province of southeastern Papua New Guinea.

    • Hastings Island

      Hastings Island

      Area
      1.2 km²
      High point
      136 m

      Hastings Island is one of the Bonvouloir Islands in the Louisiade Archipelago. Administratively, it is located in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.

    Minor islands

    3

    Islets

    5
    • Middle Island12 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.02 km²
    • Amatuna Island11 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island12 m · 0.9 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.4 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    3
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m200 m151 mEast136 mHastings31 mPanomote19 mNorth12 mMiddle11 mAmatuna
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110East: 2.9 km²EastHastings: 1.2 km²HastingsPanomote: 0.91 km²PanomoteNorth: 0.12 km²NorthMiddle: 0.04 km²MiddleUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandAmatuna: 0.01 km²AmatunaUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    East Island2.9 km²
    Hastings Island1.2 km²
    Panomote Island0.91 km²
    North Island0.12 km²
    Middle Island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Amatuna Island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Groups within

    1

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs