Dinana Island

Dinana Island

Nickname: Carry Island
Dinana Island Location within Papua New Guinea
Geography
Location	Oceania
Coordinates	10°35′19″S 150°52′55″E[1]
Archipelago	Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent to	Solomon Sea
Total islands	1
Major islands	Dinana
Area	0.9 km^2 (0.35 sq mi)
Length	1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Width	0.9 km (0.56 mi)
Coastline	4.8 km (2.98 mi)
Administration
Papua New Guinea
Province	Milne Bay
Island Group	Samarai Islands
Island Group	Sideia Islands
Ward	Sekuku
Demographics
Population	0 (2014)
Pop. density	0/km^2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
ISO code	PG-MBA
Official website	www.ncdc.gov.pg

Dinana Island is an island in the Louisiade Archipelago in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

Administration

The island is part of Sekuku Ward. it belongs to Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area LLG, Samarai-Murua District, which are in Milne Bay Province.[2]

Geography

Dinana is located between Sideia Island and Basilaki Island. The island is part of the Sideia group, itself a part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago.[3]

References

1. Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
2. "LLG map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
3. "map". Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2019-11-28.