Bagaman Island
Nickname: Stanton Island | |
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 Satellite image | |
  Bagaman Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Oceania |
| Coordinates | 11°08′S152°41′E/ 11.133°S 152.683°E[1] |
| Archipelago | Louisiade Archipelago |
| Adjacent to | Solomon Sea |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Major islands |
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| Area | 7.45 km2(2.88 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Bagaman |
| Administration | |
| Province |  Milne Bay |
| District | Samarai-Murua District |
| LLG[2] | Louisiade Rural LLG |
| Island Group | Calvados Chain |
| Largest settlement | Bagaman(pop. 100) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 264 (2014) |
| Ethnic groups | Papauans,Austronesians,Melanesians. |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| ISO code | PG-MBA |
| Official website | www |
Bagaman Islandis an island ofPapua New Guinea,part of theCalvados Chainwithin theLouisiade Archipelago.[3]Misima languageis the native language on the island.[4]
References
[edit]- ^Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute,p. 168
- ^"LLG map"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2010-08-11.Retrieved2016-03-11.
- ^May, Patricia & Margaret Tuckson.The Traditional Pottery of Papua New Guinea,p. 92 (Revised ed. 2000)
- ^Women in Fisheries: Information Bulletin, Volumes 13-15,p. 14 (2003)
Islands ofPapua New Guinea | |
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| Bismarck Archipelago | |
| Louisiade Archipelago | |
| North Solomon Islands | |
