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Marshall Bennett Islands (also known as the Marshall Bennets[1]) are several islands in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea.

Geography

They consist of:

• Gawa
• Dugumenu
• Iwa Island
• Kwaiawata
• Egum Atoll with 12 islands
  • Yanaba Island (reef)
  • Egom (lagoon)
  • uninhabited islands on the fringing reef (clockwise starting west)
    • Digaragara
    • Wiakau (second largest island)
    • Napasa
    • unnamed island
    • Tabunagora
    • Nagian
  • uninhabited islands in the lagoon
    • Mua
    • Fandaio
    • Simlakita
    • Nasakori (Panamote)

They are usually considered to be part of the Woodlark Islands group. Of the islands only Dugumenu is uninhabited but is used by neighbouring islanders for the growing of coconuts.

References

На других языках

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[de] Marshall-Bennett-Inseln

Die Marshall-Bennett-Inseln sind eine Inselgruppe in der Salomonensee. Politisch gehören die Inseln zur Provinz Milne Bay von Papua-Neuguinea. Sie befinden sich 40 km westlich der Insel Woodlark und 80 km östlich der Trobriand-Inseln.

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- [en] Marshall Bennett Islands

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[fr] Îles Marshall Bennett

Les îles Marshall Bennett forment un petit archipel au large de la Nouvelle-Guinée, précisément à l'extrême est de cette île, au large de la baie de Milne.

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