Geography | |
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Location | Oceania |
Coordinates | 10°49′48″S 153°00′00″E / 10.83000°S 153.00000°E[1] |
Archipelago | Louisiade Archipelago |
Adjacent to | Solomon Sea |
Total islands | 6 |
Major islands | |
Area | 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
Highest point | Mount Kimuta |
Administration | |
Province | Milne Bay |
District | Samarai-Murua District |
LLG[2] | Louisiade Rural Local Level Government Area |
Island Group | Renard Islands |
Largest settlement | Awa (pop. ~330) |
Demographics | |
Population | 617 (2014) |
Pop. density | 143.5/km2 (371.7/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians. |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
ISO code | PG-MBA |
Official website | www |
The Renard Islands are an archipelago in the Solomon Sea . Administratively they belong to Milne Bay Province in the southeastern region of Papua New Guinea.