Hemenahei Island

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Hemenahei Island
Calvados Chain (Landsat).JPG
Satellite image
Hemenahei Island is located in Papua New Guinea
Hemenahei Island
Geography
Location Oceania
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Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water Solomon Sea
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Hemenahei     
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Highest elevation 74 m (243 ft)
Highest point Mount Hemenahei
Sovereign state
Province  Milne Bay
District Samarai-Murua District
LLG [2] Yeleamba Rural LLG
Island Group Calvados Chain
Largest settlement
Demographics
Demonym Papuan people
Population 0 (as of 2014)
Density 0 /km2 (0 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
Official website www.ncdc.gov.pg
ISO Code = PG-MBA

Hemenahei Island is an island in Papua New Guinea, part of the Calvados Chain within the Louisiade Archipelago.[3] It is located to toward the eastern end of the Calvados Chain, in the Louisiade Archipelago, in the Milne Bay Province, between Pana Tinani (off Vanatinai) in the East and Pana Wina in the West.

Its area is 10.24 km². The island was previously inhabited (Niyalehoi village on the northern coast) but now only being used as fishermen camp for occasional fishermen who come from Pana Tinani. Niyalehoi had some gardens for yams and sago, that Sabari Islanders used to crop.

References

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  1. Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
  2. LLG map
  3. Hemenahei Island