Geography | |
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Location | Oceania |
Coordinates | 10°43′S 152°22′E / 10.717°S 152.367°E[1] |
Archipelago | Louisiade Archipelago |
Adjacent to | Solomon Sea |
Total islands | 8 |
Major islands | |
Area | 39.14 km2 (15.11 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 213 m (699 ft) |
Highest point | Mount Deboyne |
Administration | |
Province | Milne Bay |
District | Samarai-Murua District |
LLG[2] | Louisiade Rural Local Level Government Area |
Island Group | Deboyne Islands |
Largest settlement | Bwaganati (pop. 500) |
Demographics | |
Population | 2700 (2014) |
Pop. density | 69/km2 (179/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians. |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
ISO code | PG-MBA |
Official website | www |
The Deboyne Islands are an atoll, composed of a group of reefs and islands in the north of the Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.