Louisiade ArchipelagoMoving westward from eastern end of the chain are the islands of Rossel and Vanatinai (Tagula). Misima Island, which harbors the largest village in the region, is obscured by a patch of clouds northeast of image center
The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands in Papua New Guinea.
It is located 200 km southeast of New Guinea, stretching over more than 160 kilometres (99 mi) and spread over an ocean area of 26,000 square kilometres (10,000 sq mi) between the Solomon Sea to the north and the Coral Sea to the south. The aggregate land area of the islands is about 1,871 square kilometres (722 sq mi), with Vanatinai (Tagula) being the largest.
Rogeia, Samarai and Sariba lie closest to New Guinea, while Misima, Vanatinai, and Rossel islands lie further east.
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The LouisiadeArchipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands in Papua New Guinea...
investigated Rossel Island and the Deboyne Group anchorage in the LouisiadeArchipelago, Jomard Channel, and the route to Port Moresby from the east. They...
chain of archipelagos, islands, atolls, and reefs forming the outer bounds of the sheltered oval-shaped coral sea".: 5 This includes the Louisiade Archipelago...
New Guinea to the Trobriands, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, LouisiadeArchipelago, Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands to the east, and south to the northern...
Bougainville, the Admiralty Islands, the Trobriand Islands, and the LouisiadeArchipelago, were never linked to New Guinea by land bridges. As a consequence...
Oceania. It is located east of New Guinea island, from the Bismarck Archipelago to New Caledonia. Austronesian peoples Lapita culture Micronesian navigation...
Island Sori (or Wild) Island Woodlark Islands Woodlark Island Madau LouisiadeArchipelago Samarai Islands Basilaki Island Beika Island Bonarua Hili Hili Island...
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LouisiadeArchipelago in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. The island has an area of 78 km2, making it the sixth largest island of the Louisiade Archipelago...
Sideia Island is an island in the LouisiadeArchipelago in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. The island is part of the following Wards: Sauasauaga...
and Macau). N. mirabilis * Nepenthes species recorded from the LouisiadeArchipelago. N. mirabilis * Nepenthes species recorded from Myanmar. N. mirabilis...
its associated islands (Aru Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, LouisiadeArchipelago), making it the world's most floristically diverse...
The Louisiade whistler (Pachycephala collaris) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, which is endemic to the LouisiadeArchipelago south-east...
(formerly called St. Aignan) is a volcanic island in the northwest of LouisiadeArchipelago within Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. Misima Island was...
northern Coral Sea of the South Pacific Ocean. To its west is the LouisiadeArchipelago that it is named after. It has been described as a continental fragment...
of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to Rossel Island in the LouisiadeArchipelago in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical...
The Samarai Islands archipelago, part of the larger LouisiadeArchipelago, is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of mainland New Guinea island, within...
The Louisiade monitor (Varanus louisiadensis) is a species of monitor lizard native to the LouisiadeArchipelago of Papua New Guinea. The species inhabits...
part of the Sariba group, itself a part of Samarai Islands of the LouisiadeArchipelago. The population of 10 is living in 3 separate hamlets. Igwali in...
strait in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea between the LouisiadeArchipelago and New Guinea. The channel lies between the Jomard Islands and...
Basilaki Island (Moresby Island) is an island in the LouisiadeArchipelago in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. It is located at the eastern end of...
Fergusson Island Goodenough Island Normanby Island (Papua New Guinea) LouisiadeArchipelago Misima Island Tagula Island or Sudest Island Rossel Island Samarai...
The Tagula honeyeater (Microptilotis vicina) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Tagula Island. BirdLife International (2020)...
Guinea, the Tagula manucode is distributed to Tagula Island of the LouisiadeArchipelago. World Bird Names Frith, C. B.; Beehler, B. M. 1998. The birds of...
atoll, composed of a group of reefs and islands in the north of the LouisiadeArchipelago, Papua New Guinea. They are located 13 km (8 mi) from Misima and...
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