Dagadaga Bonarua Island

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Dagadaga Bonarua Island is an island separating East Channel and China Strait, just south of Milne Bay, in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

Administration

The island belongs to Sidudu Ward on Sariba Island. which belong to Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area LLG, Samarai-Murua District, which are in Milne Bay Province.[2]

History

In 1966, a South sea pearl farm established on the island. however, due to financial difficulties, it was closed in 1999.[3]

Geography

The island is part of the Sariba group, itself a part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago.

Demographics

After the pearl farm was closed, a caretaker lived on the island until he died in 2002. Since, the island is abandoned.

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 2016-03-15.
  3. ^ "Dagadaga Island History". Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
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