Torlesse Islands

Torlesse Islands
	Torlesse Islands
Geography
Location	Oceania
Coordinates	10°49′48″S 152°11′32″E / 10.83000°S 152.19222°E
Archipelago	Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent to	Solomon Sea
Administration
	Papua New Guinea
Demographics
Population	10
Additional information
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10);
ISO code	PG-MBA
Official website	www.ncdc.gov.pg

The Torlesse Islands are an archipelago in the Solomon Sea . Politically they belong to Milne Bay Province in the southeastern region of Papua New Guinea. They are 13 km away from Misima and 5 km west of Deboyne Islands. The aggregate land area of the seven islands is 2.08 km². The main village is Tinolan.^[3] it is inhabited by a family from Panaeati Island who grow Copra.

References

^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
^ LLG map Archived 2010-08-11 at Archive-It
^ Torlesse Atoll, Papua New Guinea auf Panoramio

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[ref1-1] Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168

[ref2-2] LLG map Archived 2010-08-11 at Archive-It

[3] Torlesse Atoll, Papua New Guinea auf Panoramio

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