Native name: Teste Island | |
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Geography | |
Location | Oceania |
Coordinates | 10°57′S 151°03′E / 10.95°S 151.05°E[1] |
Archipelago | Louisiade Archipelago |
Adjacent to | Solomon Sea |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands |
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Area | 2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
Length | 4.7 km (2.92 mi) |
Width | 0.6 km (0.37 mi) |
Highest elevation | 117 m (384 ft) |
Highest point | Mount Wari |
Administration | |
Province | Milne Bay |
District | Samarai-Murua District |
LLG[2] | Louisiade Rural Local Level Government Area \ Yaleyamba Rural LLG \ Bwanabwana |
Island Group | Wari Islands |
Largest settlement | Wari (pop. ~1000) |
Demographics | |
Population | 1050 (2014) |
Pop. density | 470/km2 (1220/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians. |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
ISO code | PG-MBA |
Official website | www |
Wari Island (also known as Teste Island) is an island in the Louisiade Archipelago. Administratively it belongs to Milne Bay Province in the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea.