The Sloss Islands are an uninhabited archipelago in
Louisiade Archipelago
The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands in Papua New Guinea.
It is located 200 km southeast of New Guinea, stretching over more than and spread ...
.
The Sloss Islands belong to the
Calvados Chain
The Calvados Chain are a group of islands in the Solomon Sea, belonging to Papua New Guinea within the Louisiade Archipelago.
Geography
The group extends from Pana Varavara in the west to the small island of Nigaho in the east over a distance o ...
. They are densely vegetation-covered coral islands located west of
Utian Island and northeast of
Pana Varavara.
The archipelago consists of two islands, Rara (19 ha ) and Pana Roba (17 ha). The highest elevation on Rara is . The island is located on the northeast side of Tawal-reef. Pana Roba is on the northwest side of the reef and up to .
Rara, previously inhabited, is now being used as fishermen huts for the men departing from
Utian Island.
The men are also claiming coconuts on both islands.
References
Archipelagoes of Papua New Guinea
Islands of Milne Bay Province
Louisiade Archipelago
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