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The Stuers Islands are an uninhabited archipelago in the Louisiade Archipelago. Politically, they are part of Milne Bay Province in southeastern Papua New Guinea.

Stuers Islands

Stuers Islands
Geography
Location	Oceania
Coordinates	11°06′48″S 151°08′32″E[1]
Archipelago	Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water	Solomon Sea
Total islands	2
Major islands	Marai Taliwewai
Area	0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Highest elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Highest point	Mount Marai
Administration
Papua New Guinea
Province	Milne Bay
District	Samarai-Murua District
LLG[2]	Louisiade Rural Local Level Government Area \ Yaleyamba Rural LLG \ Bwanabwana
Island Group	Stuers Islands
Largest settlement	Marai
Demographics
Population	0 (2014)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
ISO code	PG-MBA
Official website	www.ncdc.gov.pg

The islands are located 16 km southeast of Wari. Quessant (Tariwerwi) is another 16 km to the southeast. The archipelago consists of two islands, Marai (29 ha ) and Taliwewai (4.6 ha). Marai is the larger of the two islands. It is 20 m high. Taliwewai is 1.7 km north-east and is 12 m high. In the West of the Stuers Islands is a large area with reefs and shoals called Uluma reefs.

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