Conflict Group
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Satellite image
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 Location of the Conflict Islands
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| Geography | |
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| 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 | 21 |
| Major islands | |
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| Length | 21 km (13 mi) |
| Width | 10 km (6 mi) |
| Sovereign state | |
| Province |  Milne Bay |
| District | Samarai-Murua District |
| LLG [2] | Bwanabwana Rural LLG |
| Island Group | Calvados Chain |
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Largest settlement
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Irai
(population 20) |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Papuan people |
| Population | 30 (as of 2014) |
| Density | 6.6 /km2 (17.1 /sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians. |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| Official website | www |
| ISO Code = PG-MBA | |
The Conflict Group is an atoll in Papua New Guinea. The group was sighted in 1879 by HMS Cormorant, by moonlight; it was named in 1880 by Bower, captain of HMS Conflict.[3]
References
- ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
- ↑ LLG map
- ↑ Arthur Wichman (Hrsg.): History of New-Guinea (bis 1828). Bd. 1, E. J. Brill, Leiden 1909, S. 271
