Location Oceania Total islands 5 Area 4.1 km² Adjacent body of water Coral Sea | Adjacent bodies of water Coral Sea District Samarai-Murua District Province Milne Bay Province | |
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Major islands Badila Bedda Bedda Bonarua
Harikoia LLG Alotau Rural Local Level Government Area | ||
Brumer Islands are an island group of Papua New Guinea.
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Map of Brumer Islands, Papua New Guinea
The islands are located off the southeast coast of New Guinea, about 10 km from the South Cape. Badila Bedda Bedda Bonarua (2,49 km²), is the westernmost island of the group. it is long and narrow, and extends over 14 km from northeast to southwest. It is dense with coconut forests and other trees. The soil is fertile. In the valleys, many fenced fields of the farmers who raise bananas and sugar cane can be seen. At its highest point, Mount Bonarua, it reaches 120 m. There is a light beacon on the southwest cape of the island. Harikoia, the second largest island (1,32 km²) is located east of Badila Bedda Bedda Bonarua, it is higher and reaches 165 m. The other islands of the group, including Ahana rock, are all located southeast of Harikoia. The islands belong to Alotau LLG, and are not related to Louisiade archipelago.
Population
At the time of the 2000 census the population of the group was 160, all in the only village on the main island Bonarua.
History
First recorded sighting by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Luís Vaez de Torres in the summer of 1606, that charted it as Mira Como Vas (Look How You're Going in Spanish).