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Lou_Island Latitude and Longitude:

2°24′S 147°21′E / 2.400°S 147.350°E / -2.400; 147.350
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Lou Island
Nickname: Lo, Low Island, Saint George Island, Sankt Georg-Insel, Saint George Insel, Jima Rou
Landsat image of Lou Island, Admiralty Group, Papua New Guinea
Geography
Archipelago Admiralty Islands,
Bismarck Archipelago
Administration
Province Manus Province
DistrictManus District
Local-level Government Balopa Rural

Lou Island is an island of the Admiralty Islands, part of the Bismarck Archipelago, located in northern Papua New Guinea. [1] It is 20 km south-east of Manus Island. [2]

Lou Island has four main villages: Rei, Lako, Baon and Solang. [1]

Geography

The estimate terrain elevation is about sea level is 84 metres. The latitude is -2°23'40.99" and the longitude is 147°20'31.4" [3]

Trade

The. island is one of the few sites in the South Pacific where volcanic glass or obsidian was mined to be fashioned into weapons or tools; obsidian from the island was traded all throughout the south-west Pacific. [2] [4]


2°24′S 147°21′E / 2.400°S 147.350°E / -2.400; 147.350

References

  1. ^ a b "Lou Island". Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  2. ^ a b "Lou Island, Papua New Guinea - John Seach". volcanolive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  3. ^ "Lou Island island, Manus, Papua New Guinea". pg.geoview.info. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  4. ^ "A rock straight out of Lou Island – The National". www.thenational.com.pg. Retrieved 2024-04-13.