Bonvouloir Islands

Bonvouloir Islands

Strathord Islands and Hastings Island in the upper left, East Island in the lower right
Bonvouloir Islands Louisiade Archipelago
Geography
Location	Oceania
Coordinates	10°21′S 152°00′E / 10.350°S 152.000°E / -10.350; 152.000
Archipelago	Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent to	Solomon Sea
Total islands	7
Major islands	East Panamole Hastings
Area	5.54 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
Highest elevation	300 m (1000 ft)
Highest point	Mount Hastings
Administration
Papua New Guinea
Province	Milne Bay
District	Samarai-Murua District
LLG[1]	Louisiade Rural Local Level Government Area
Island Group	Bonvouloir Islands
Largest island	East
Demographics
Population	0 (2014)
Ethnic groups	Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
ISO code	PG-MBA
Official website	www.ncdc.gov.pg

The Bonvouloir Islands are a group of uninhabited islands of Papua New Guinea. They are in the Louisiade Archipelago. The islands are located 100 kilometres (62 miles) northwest of Misima and form the northernmost group of the Louisiade Archipelago. The main islands are East Island, Panamole Island (Strathord Islands) and Hastings Island

East Island is located 26 kilometres (16 miles) to the southeast of Hastings Island, and Panamole Island is located 9 kilometres (5.6 miles) to the north of Hastings Island. The islands are densely wooded and rocky, and Hastings Island has 200-metre-high (660 ft) cliffs and many caves.