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{{Short description|Island group in Papua New Guinea}}
{{Infobox islands
| name             = Jomard Islands
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| image_name       = Jomard Islands (Landsat).JPG
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| image_caption    = Pana Waipona (left) and Panarairai (right)
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| map = Papua New Guinea
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| coordinates      = {{coord|11|15|48|S|152|10|32|E|region:PG_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}<ref name="ref1">[https://books.google.com/books?id=TnHGVP_BfgUC&pg=PA168 Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute], p. 168</ref>
| location         = [[Oceania]]
| archipelago      = [[Louisiade Archipelago]]
| waterbody        = [[Solomon Sea]]
| total_islands    = {{nowrap|2 uninhabited}}
| major_islands    = {{hlist|[[Pana Waipona]] |[[Panarairai Island|Panarairai]]}}
| area_km2         = 0.96
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| country          = [[Papua New Guinea]]
| country_admin_divisions_title     = [[Provinces of Papua New Guinea|Province]]
| country_admin_divisions           = {{flag|Milne Bay}}
| country_admin_divisions_title_1   = [[Districts and LLGs of Papua New Guinea|District]]
| country_admin_divisions_1         = [[Samarai-Murua District]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_2   = [[Districts and LLGs of Papua New Guinea|LLG]]<ref name="ref2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100811055024/http://www.pngimr.org.pg/png_med_journal/Empowerment%20-%20Sep_Dec%202000.pdf LLG map]</ref>
| country_admin_divisions_2         = [[Louisiade Rural LLG|Louisiade Rural Local Level Government Area]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_3   = [[Island|Island Group]]
| country_admin_divisions_3 = [[Duchateau Islands]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_4 = {{longitem|Largest island}}
| country_admin_divisions_4 = {{longitem|[[Pana Waipona]]}}
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| population       = 0
| population_as_of = 2014
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| ethnic_groups    = [[Papuan people|Papauans]], [[Austronesians]], [[Melanesians]].
| timezone1              = [[Time in Australia|AEST]]
| utc_offset1      = +10
| website                = {{URL|http://www.ncdc.gov.pg/}}
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| iso_code      = PG-MBA
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The '''Jomard Islands''' are an uninhabited island group in the [[Coral Sea]], belonging to [[Papua New Guinea]], It lies to the east of [[Montemont Islands]] in the [[Louisiade Archipelago]].

==Administrative==
Administratively they belong to the province of Milne Bay in the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea.
They are controlled by the chief of [[Utian Island]], the nearest inhabited island.

==History==
The Jomard Islands are situated within a passage which was used by the [[Empire of Japan]] to invade the Coral Sea in order to capture [[Port Moresby]] during [[World War II]]. In 2016, the islands were designated as a [[Particularly Sensitive Sea Area]].

==Geography==
The Jomard Islands are located on the south side of Jomard Passage, a {{convert|9|km|abbr=on}} wide passage between the Atoll [[Duperre Islands|Bramble Haven]] in the west and the western edge of the barrier reef of [[Vanatinai]] to the east.
The largest of the islands, Pana Waipona ({{convert|79|ha|disp=semicolon|abbr=on}}), located on a small reef in the middle of Jomard passage. It is used as a garden for Laeloga family of [[Utian Island|Utian]]. The smaller island [[Panarairai Island|Panarairai]] ({{convert|17|ha|disp=semicolon|abbr=on}}) located {{convert|3.5|km|abbr=on}} east on a larger reef on the eastern edge of Jomard Passage. Both islands are low-lying, forested and are situated on the northern edges of their flat, lagoon.
They are located {{convert|3|km|abbr=on}} north west of the [[Montemont Islands]].
The Jomard Islands are in the category "Mixed objects" that combines both criteria of the cultural and natural heritage. 
Together with the [[Conflict Group]], [[Duperre Islands|Bramble Haven]], [[Samarai]] and [[Lunn Island]],  they form the [[Milne Bay Seascape]] (Pacific Jewels of Marine Biodiversity) and the government of Papua New Guinea applied to add this seapark to the list of UNESCO world heritage sites.<ref>[https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5063/ Milne Bay Seascape (Pacific Jewels of Marine Biodiversity)] ''UNESCO'', World Heritage Centre</ref>

==References==
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{{Islands of Papua New Guinea|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Islands of Milne Bay Province]]
[[Category:Louisiade Archipelago]]

{{MilneBayProvince-geo-stub}}