Dagadaga Bonarua Island
  Dagadaga Bonarua Island Location within Papua New Guinea | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Oceania |
| Coordinates | 10°35′44″S 150°41′00″E / 10.59556°S 150.68333°E[1] |
| Archipelago | Louisiade Archipelago |
| Adjacent to | Solomon Sea |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Major islands |
|
| Area | 0.07 km2 (0.027 sq mi) |
| Length | 0.65 km (0.404 mi) |
| Width | 0.15 km (0.093 mi) |
| Coastline | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province |  Milne Bay |
| Island Group | Samarai Islands |
| Island Group | Sariba Islands |
| Ward | Sidudu |
| Largest settlement | Dagadaga Bonarua Pearl Farm (abandoned) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2014) |
| Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians. |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| ISO code | PG-MBA |
| Official website | www |
Dagadaga Bonarua Island is an island separating East Channel and China Strait, just south of Milne Bay, in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
Administration[edit]
The island belongs to Sidudu Ward on Sariba Island. which belong to Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area LLG, Samarai-Murua District, which are in Milne Bay Province.[2]
History[edit]
In 1966, a South sea pearl farm established on the island. however, due to financial difficulties, it was closed in 1999.[3]
Geography[edit]
The island is part of the Sariba group, itself a part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago.
Demographics[edit]
After the pearl farm was closed, a caretaker lived on the island until he died in 2002. Since, the island is abandoned.
References[edit]
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
- ^ "LLG map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ^ "Dagadaga Island History". Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
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