Brumer Islands

Brumer Islands
Brumer Islands is located in Papua New Guinea
Brumer Islands
Brumer Islands
Location of Brumer Islands
Geography
LocationOceania
Coordinates10°45′30″S 150°23′00″E / 10.75833°S 150.38333°E / -10.75833; 150.38333[1]
Adjacent toCoral Sea
Total islands5
Major islands
Area4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Administration
Province Milne Bay
DistrictAlotau District
LLG[2]Suau Rural LLG
Island GroupBrumer Islands
Largest settlementBadila Bedda Bedda Bonarua (pop. ~160)
Demographics
Population160 (2000)
Ethnic groupsPapuans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codePG-MBA
Official websitewww.ncdc.gov.pg

Brumer Islands are an island group of Papua New Guinea. The islands are located off the southeast coast of New Guinea, about 10 km from the South Cape. The islands belong to Suau Rural LLG, and are not related to Louisiade Archipelago.

Badila Bedda Bedda Bonarua (2,49 km2), is the westernmost island of the group. it is long and narrow, and extends over 14 km from northeast to southwest. It is dense with coconut forests and other trees. The soil is fertile. In the valleys, many fenced fields of the farmers who raise bananas and sugar cane can be seen. At its highest point, Mount Bonarua, it reaches 120 m. There is a light beacon on the southwest cape of the island.

Harikoia, the second largest island (1,32 km2) is located east of Badila Bedda Bedda Bonarua, it is higher and reaches 165 m. The other islands of the group, including Ahana rock, are all located southeast of Harikoia.

Population

At the time of the 2000 census the population of the group was 160, all in the only village on the main island Bonarua.

History

First recorded sighting by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Luís Vaez de Torres in the summer of 1606, that charted it as Mira Como Vas (Look How You're Going in Spanish).[3] [4]

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 2016-03-10.
  3. ^ Justo, Zaragoza "Descubrimientos de los españoles en el Mar del Sur y en las costas de la Nueva Guinea" Boletín de Sociedad Geográfica de Madrid, tIV. 1º semestre 1878, Madrid, p. 60.
  4. ^ "Papua New Guinea WWW Virtual Library – Google Maps version". Archived from the original on 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2016-03-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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