Bagaman Island
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| Nickname: Stanton Island | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Oceania |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[1] |
| Archipelago | Louisiade Archipelago |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Solomon Sea |
| Total islands | 1 |
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| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Highest elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Bagaman |
| Sovereign state | |
| Province |  Milne Bay |
| District | Samarai-Murua District |
| LLG [2] | Louisiade Rural LLG |
| Island Group | Calvados Chain |
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Largest settlement
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Bagaman
(population 100) |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Papuan people |
| Population | 264 (as of 2014) |
| Ethnic groups | Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians. |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| Official website | www |
| ISO Code = PG-MBA | |
Bagaman Island is an island of Papua New Guinea, part of the Calvados Chain within the Louisiade Archipelago.[3] Misima language is the native language on the island.[4]
References
- ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
- ↑ LLG map
- ↑ May, Patricia & Margaret Tuckson. The Traditional Pottery of Papua New Guinea, p. 92 (Revised ed. 2000)
- ↑ Women in Fisheries: Information Bulletin, Volumes 13-15, p. 14 (2003)
