Marshall Bennett Islands
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| Waters | Solomon Lake | |
| Geographical location | 8 ° 50 ′ S , 151 ° 55 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | four larger ones | |
| Main island | Gawa | |
| Total land area | 33.9 km² | |
| Residents | 2292 (2000) | |
The Marshall Bennett Islands are a group of islands in the Solomon Sea . Politically, the islands belong to the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea . They are 40 km west of Woodlark Island and 80 km east of the Trobriand Islands .
geography
In addition to the oval main island of Gawa , 4.3 km long and 3.3 km wide, there are Dugumenu , Iwa (Jouveney Island) and Kwaiawata . Except for Dugumenu, an uninhabited shallow coral reef island , all islands are inhabited upscale atolls .
The atoll Egum further south is also often included in the archipelago, with the largest islands Yanaba (Ianaba, 7.75 km²) and Wiakau (0.57 km²) in the north. Other islands are Napasa, a nameless island and Tabunagora (9 ha ) in the northeast, Nagian (5 ha) in the east, Digaragara in the northwest, and Egum (18 ha), Mua, Fandaio, Simlakita and Nasakori (Panamote) in the lagoon . Yanaba and Egum are inhabited. The land area of the islands in the Egum Atoll is around 2 km², of which the lion's share is in Yanaba.
The islands at a glance, from north to south: Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
| island | Area km² |
Population (2000) |
Coordinates |
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| Iwa | 2.87 | 766 | 8.7039 ° S , 151.6759 ° O |
| Dugumenu | 1.51 | - | |
| Kwaiawata | 5.77 | 386 | 8.9132 ° S , 151.9131 ° O |
| Gawa | 14.89 | 838 | 8.9705 ° S , 151.9807 ° O |
| Egum (atoll) | 8.8 | 302 | 9.3955 ° S , 151.9498 ° O |
| Marshall Bennett Islands | 33.9 | 2,292 | 8.8333 ° S , 151.9167 ° O |
history
The archipelago was discovered by Robert L. Hunter in November 1836 and named after his whaling ship, the Marshall Bennett .
Web links
- Oceandots.com (further information & pictures) ( Memento from December 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- Nautical chart of the islands
Individual evidence
- ^ William T. Brigham: Index to the Islands of the Pacific Ocean. Hololulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1900 , p. 59
- ↑ Arthur Wichman (ed.): History of the discovery of New Guinea (until 1828). Vol. 1, EJ Brill, Leiden 1909, p. 40