Laseinie Islands

Archipelago in Solomon Sea

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The Laseinie Islands are an archipelago in the Solomon Sea. Politically they belong to Bwanabwana Rural LLG of Samarai-Murua District of Milne Bay Province, in the southeastern region of Papua New Guinea. They are located southeast of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands. They are part of the Louisiade Archipelago.

Background

The Laseinie Islands are located on a flat sandbank, 16 km wide and 7 km long. The northern edge of the bank is marked by a series of reefs, on which several groups of small islands are located. In the West, there are 2 small islands belonging to a sub-group of Hardman Islands. The main islands are on the northern part of the bank, and consist of the Kagawan group (2 small islands), Dawson Island, Keaawan Island, and another tiny island southeast of Dawson.

The 245 inhabitants (2014 census) all live on the main island of Dawson.^[3] They speak the Bwanabwana Language.^[4]

References

Notes

^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
^ LLG map
^ "Papua New Guinea WWW Virtual Library – Google Maps version". Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved 2016-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Ethnologue, Languages of the World: Bwanabwana, A language of Papua New Guinea