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Strathord Islands

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Location
  
Oceania

Total islands
  
5

Highest elevation
  
20 m (70 ft)

Elevation
  
20 m

Archipelago
  
Louisiade Archipelago

Adjacent body of water
  
Solomon Sea

Adjacent bodies of water
  
Solomon Sea

Major islands
  
Strathord Island

Highest point
  
Mount Panomole

Area
  
135 ha

Province
  
Milne Bay Province

Strathord Islands

The Strathord Islands are an uninhabited island group of five islands in the Louisiade Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. Politically they belong to the province of Milne Bay in the southeastern region of Papua New Guinea .

Map of Strathord Islands, Papua New Guinea

The islands are located about 100 km northwest of Misima and form the northernmost group of Louisiade archipelago. They are among the Bonvouloir Islands which include two other islands to the south.

The main island Strathord Island, also known as Pana Mole, lies on the southern part of the reef. The group is heavily forested and flat. Strathord was inhabited by two families from Ewena until 2013. Nowadays, they come a couple of times a year to collect yams and coconuts from their gardens.

References

Strathord Islands Wikipedia