Marshall Bennett Islands
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Milne Bay
Milne Bay is a large bay in Milne Bay Province, southeastern Papua New Guinea. The bay is named after Sir Alexander Milne.The area was a site of the Battle of Milne Bay in 1942....
and considered part of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
.
They consist of
- Gawa, the main island
- Dugumenu
- Iwa IslandIwa IslandIwa Island is an island located in the Solomon Sea approximately 130 miles from mainland New Guinea and 310 miles from Port Moresby...
- Kwaiawata
- Nagian Island
- Wiakau Island
- Yanaba Island
They are usually considered to be part of the Woodlark Island
Woodlark Island
Woodlark Island, known to its inhabitants simply as Woodlark or Muyua, is an island in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. It is called Murua by the inhabitants of some other islands in the province...
s group. Of the islands only Dugumenu is uninhabited but is used by neighbouring islanders for the growing of coconuts.