Sloss Islands
| Sloss Islands | ||
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| Waters | Solomon Lake | |
| archipelago | Calvados Islands | |
| Geographical location | 11 ° 3 ′ S , 152 ° 23 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 2 | |
| Main island | Rara | |
| Total land area | 0.36 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Sloss Islands are an uninhabited group of islands in the Louisiade archipelago . Politically, they are part of the Milne Bay Province in southeast Papua New Guinea .
The Sloss Islands belong to the chain of Calvados Islands . The coral islands covered with dense vegetation are located 6 km west of Utian (Brooker Island) and 12 km northeast of Pana Vara Vara.
The archipelago consists of two islands, Rara (19 ha ) and Pana Roba (17 ha). The highest elevation on Rara is 35 m. The island is located on the northeast side of the Tawal Reef. Pana Roba on the northwest side of the reef is up to 33 m high.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, The Louisiade Archipelago National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, ProStar Publications, Annapolis 2004, ISBN 1-57785-569-8 , p 166 (February 17, 2012 accessed)