Marshall Bennett Islands
Marshall Bennett Islands (also known as the Marshall Bennets[1]) are several islands in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea.
Geography[]
They consist of:
- Dugumenu
- Iwa Island
- with 12 islands
- (reef)
- Egom (lagoon)
- uninhabited islands on the fringing reef (clockwise starting west)
- Digaragara
- Wiakau (second largest island)
- Napasa
- unnamed island
- Tabunagora
- Nagian
- uninhabited islands in the lagoon
- Mua
- Fandaio
- Simlakita
- Nasakori (Panamote)
They are usually considered to be part of the Woodlark Islands group. Of the islands only Dugumenu is uninhabited but is used by neighbouring islanders for the growing of coconuts.
References[]
- ^ Seligman, C.G. (1910). The Melanesians of British New Guinea. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 40.
Coordinates: 8°50′S 151°55′E / 8.833°S 151.917°E
Categories:
- Archipelagoes of Papua New Guinea
- Islands of Milne Bay Province
- Woodlark Islands
- Papua New Guinea island stubs