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]
Nickname: Lo, Low Island, Saint George Island, Sankt Georg-Insel, Saint George Insel, Jima Rou | |
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Geography | |
Archipelago | Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago |
Administration | |
Province | Manus Province |
District | Manus District |
Local-level Government | Balopa Rural |
Lou Island has four main villages: Rei, Lako, Baon and Solang.[1]
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]
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