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Milne Bay is a province of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands ....
. Its capital is Alotau
Alotau

Alotau is the capital of Milne Bay Province, a province of Papua New Guinea. It is located on the northern shore of Milne Bay.The town is located within the area in which the invading Imperial Japanese Army suffered their first land defeat in the Pacific War in 1942, before the Kokoda Track battle....
. The province covers 16,202 kmē of land and 252,990 kmē of sea, within the province there are more than 600 islands, about 160 of which are inhabited. The province has about 210,000 inhabitants, speaking about 48 languages, most of which belong to the Eastern Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family. Economically the province is dependent upon tourism, oil palm
Oil palm

The oil palms comprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil. The African Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis is native to west Africa, occurring between Angola and Gambia, while the American Oil Palm Elaeis oleifera is native to tropical Central America and South A...
, and gold mining on Misima Island; in addition to these larger industries there are many small-scale village projects in cocoa
Cocoa

Cocoa is the dried and fully fermented fatty seed of the cacao from which chocolate is made. "Cocoa" can often also refer to the drink commonly known as hot chocolate; Cocoa solids, the dry powder made by grinding cocoa seeds and removing the cocoa butter from the dark, bitter cocoa solids; or it may refer to the combination of both cocoa p...
 and copra
Copra

Copra is the dried meat, or kernel, of the coconut. The name copra is derived from the Malayalam language word kopra for dried coconut....
 cultivation.






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Milne Bay is a province of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands ....
. Its capital is Alotau
Alotau

Alotau is the capital of Milne Bay Province, a province of Papua New Guinea. It is located on the northern shore of Milne Bay.The town is located within the area in which the invading Imperial Japanese Army suffered their first land defeat in the Pacific War in 1942, before the Kokoda Track battle....
. The province covers 16,202 kmē of land and 252,990 kmē of sea, within the province there are more than 600 islands, about 160 of which are inhabited. The province has about 210,000 inhabitants, speaking about 48 languages, most of which belong to the Eastern Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family. Economically the province is dependent upon tourism, oil palm
Oil palm

The oil palms comprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil. The African Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis is native to west Africa, occurring between Angola and Gambia, while the American Oil Palm Elaeis oleifera is native to tropical Central America and South A...
, and gold mining on Misima Island; in addition to these larger industries there are many small-scale village projects in cocoa
Cocoa

Cocoa is the dried and fully fermented fatty seed of the cacao from which chocolate is made. "Cocoa" can often also refer to the drink commonly known as hot chocolate; Cocoa solids, the dry powder made by grinding cocoa seeds and removing the cocoa butter from the dark, bitter cocoa solids; or it may refer to the combination of both cocoa p...
 and copra
Copra

Copra is the dried meat, or kernel, of the coconut. The name copra is derived from the Malayalam language word kopra for dried coconut....
 cultivation. The World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 Battle of Milne Bay
Battle of Milne Bay

The Battle of Milne Bay was a battle of the Pacific War of World War II. Japanese marines attacked the Australian base at Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guinea on 25 August 1942, and fighting continued until the Japanese retreated on 5 September 1942, however armed resistance ended on 7 September 1942....
 took place in the province.

Culturally the Milne Bay
Milne Bay

Milne Bay is a large bay in Milne Bay Province, southeastern Papua New Guinea, at . The area was a site of the Battle of Milne Bay in 1942. The bay is named after Sir Alexander Milne, 1st Baronet....
 region is sometimes referred to as "The Massim," a corruption of the name of Misima Island. Massim societies are usually characterized by matrilineal descent, elaborate mortuary sequences and complex systems of ritual exchange including the Kula ring
Kula ring

Kula, also known as the Kula exchange or Kula ring, is a ceremonial exchange system conducted in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea....
. From Island group to Island group and even between close lying islands, the local culture changes remarkably. What is socially acceptable on one island may not be so on another.

The coral reef
Coral reef

Coral reefs are aragonite structures produced by living organisms. In most reefs the predominant organisms are colonial cnidarian that secrete an exoskeleton of calcium carbonate....
 systems of Milne Bay are some of the most biodiverse in the world, and as such attract equal attention from dive operators and conservation groups. The D'Entrecasteaux Islands still have volcanic activity, especially around Dobu and Fergusson Islands.

The waters from the Amphlett group to the Trobriand Islands are poorly charted, and, as a result, are rarely visited by tourists or yachts passing through. On the other hand, the Louissiade Archipelago is a stopover for yachts travelling around the world and ones visiting from Australia,. However, the area sees few general tourists. The gold mine at Missima is no longer operational. Mining ended at Misima in 2001, with stockpile milling continuing into 2004. During its life, Misima has produced over 3.7Moz of gold and 18Moz of silver. Operations now are mainly focused on mine-closure requirements and environmental rehabilitation.

Islands in Milne Bay Province include:
  • The D'Entrecasteaux Islands
    D'Entrecasteaux Islands

    D'Entrecasteaux Islands are situated near the eastern tip of New Guinea in the Solomon Sea in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The group spans a distance of 160 km, has a total land area of approximately 3,100 km? and is separated from the Papua New Guinea mainland by the 30 km wide Ward Hunt Strait in the north and the 18 km wide G...
     including Goodenough (Nidula), Fergusson (Moratau), Sanaroa, Dobu and Normanby (Duau)
  • The Trobriand Islands
    Trobriand Islands

    The Trobriand Islands are a 170 mi? archipelago of coral atolls off the eastern coast of New Guinea. They are situated in Milne Bay Province in Papua New Guinea....
    , including Kiriwina, Kaileuna, Vakuta and Kitava
  • The Amphlett Islands
  • Woodlark Island
    Woodlark Island

    Woodlark Island, known to its inhabitants simply as Woodlark or Muyuw, is an island in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. It is called Murua by the inhabitants of some other islands in the province....
     (Muyuw, Murua)
  • The Louisiade Archipelago
    Louisiade Archipelago

    Image:Louisiade archipelago.jpgSideia Island and Basilaki Island lie closest to New Guinea, while Misima Island, Vanatinai, and Rossel Island islands lie further east....
    , including Rossel (Yela)
    Rossel Island (Yela)

    Rossel Island is the easternmost island of the Louisiade Archipelago, which itself is part of the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The volcano island measures 34 km east-west, and is up to 11 km wide....
    , Tagula
    Vanatinai

    Vanatinai is the name given to the island 225 miles south-east of New Guinea by its indigenous inhabitants. It was called by European claimants 'Sudest' or 'Tagula' and marked accordingly on maps....
     (Sudest, Vanatinai), Misima
    Misima Island

    Misima is a volcanic island in the northwest of Louisiade Archipelago within . The island measures 40 km by 10 km and has an area of 202,5 km?....
  • Samarai
    Samarai

    Samarai is an island and former administrative capital in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Located off the south-eastern tip of New Guinea in the China Strait Samarai has an area of just ....
    , location of the colonial District Headquarters until 1969 when the new Provincial Capital was moved to Alotau
  • Kwato, Deka Deka Islands, Logea, Saliba, Basilaki, and Sideia
  • The Engineer Islands, including Tubetube and Koraiwe


Administratively, there are four districts:
  • Alotau District: Alotau
    Alotau

    Alotau is the capital of Milne Bay Province, a province of Papua New Guinea. It is located on the northern shore of Milne Bay.The town is located within the area in which the invading Imperial Japanese Army suffered their first land defeat in the Pacific War in 1942, before the Kokoda Track battle....
     town and mainland areas,
  • Esa'ala District: Normanby, Fergusson, Dobu, Sanaroa and other islands
  • Kiriwina-Goodenough District: Goodenough Island
    Goodenough Island

    Goodenough Island is in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It lies to the east of the mainland, in the Solomon Sea.It is one of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, is near the Trobriand Islands and should not be confused with Rarotonga....
     and Trobriand Islands
    Trobriand Islands

    The Trobriand Islands are a 170 mi? archipelago of coral atolls off the eastern coast of New Guinea. They are situated in Milne Bay Province in Papua New Guinea....
  • Samarai-Murua District: Samarai
    Samarai

    Samarai is an island and former administrative capital in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Located off the south-eastern tip of New Guinea in the China Strait Samarai has an area of just ....
    , Engineer Islands, Louisiade
    Louisiade Archipelago

    Image:Louisiade archipelago.jpgSideia Island and Basilaki Island lie closest to New Guinea, while Misima Island, Vanatinai, and Rossel Island islands lie further east....
    , Calvados Island and Woodlark Island
    Woodlark Island

    Woodlark Island, known to its inhabitants simply as Woodlark or Muyuw, is an island in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. It is called Murua by the inhabitants of some other islands in the province....
    .