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Quessant Island

Coordinates: 11°09′S 151°16′E / 11.15°S 151.26°E / -11.15; 151.26
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Quessant Island
Native name:
Tariwerwi Island
Quessant Island is located in Papua New Guinea
Quessant Island
Quessant Island
Geography
LocationOceania
Coordinates11°09′S 151°16′E / 11.15°S 151.26°E / -11.15; 151.26[1]
ArchipelagoLouisiade Archipelago
Adjacent toSolomon Sea
Total islands1
Area0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Length1 km (0.6 mi)
Width0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Highest elevation10 m (30 ft)
Administration
Province Milne Bay
DistrictSamarai-Murua District
LLG[2]Louisiade Rural Local Level Government Area \ Yaleyamba Rural LLG \ Bwanabwana
Island GroupWari Islands
Demographics
Population0 (2014)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsPapauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codePG-MBA
Official websiteweb.archive.org/web/20101223043232/http://oceandots.com/pacific/png/deboyne.php

Quessant (Tariwerwi or Ouessant) is an uninhabited island in the Louisiade Archipelago. Politically, it is part of Milne Bay Province in southeastern Papua New Guinea. Quessant is located 30 km southeast of Wari on the northeastern border of the coastal reef. The coral island is low and covered with delicious vegetation. Three reefs are located between Quessant and the Stuers Islands, about 16 km to the northwest.

Louis Antoine de Bougainville discovered the island on June 17, 1768, and named them for their resemblance to Ushant, the French island near Brest, the starting point of his circumnavigation.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
  2. ^ LLG map
  3. ^ Louis Antoine de Bougainville: Voyage autour du monde, par la frégate du Roi La Boudeuse et la flûte L'Étoile, (Hrsg.): Jacques Proust, Gallimard, Paris 1990, S. 303 ISBN 2-07-037385-1 S. 303