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Samarai Islands

Samarai Islands
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Geography
Coordinates11°12′S 153°00′E / 11.200°S 153.000°E / -11.200; 153.000
ArchipelagoLouisiade Archipelago
Total islands50
Major islands5
Area262.1 km2 (101.2 sq mi)
Administration
ProvinceMilne Bay Province
Capital citySamarai
Largest settlementSamarai (pop. 460)
Demographics
Population8200 (2014)
Louisiade Archipelago map, with Basilaki Island of the Samarai Islands group (northeast/upper left).
Aerial view of Rossel Island (east/left) and Vanatinai−Tagula Island (west/right). Misima Island is hidden by clouds (northeast of center).

The Samarai Islands archipelago, part of the larger Louisiade Archipelago, is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of mainland New Guinea island, within the nation of Papua New Guinea.


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