Ebuma Island
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  Ebuma Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Oceania |
| Coordinates | 10°36′19″S 150°39′55″E / 10.60528°S 150.66528°E[1] |
| Archipelago | Louisiade Archipelago |
| Adjacent to | Solomon Sea |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Major islands |
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| Area | 0.022 km2 (0.0085 sq mi) |
| Length | 0.17 km (0.106 mi) |
| Width | 0.18 km (0.112 mi) |
| Coastline | 0.55 km (0.342 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province |  Milne Bay |
| Island Group | Samarai Islands |
| Ward | Samarai North |
| Largest settlement | Ebuma (pop. 1) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1 (2014) |
| Pop. density | 46/km2 (119/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians. |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| ISO code | PG-MBA |
| Official website | www |
Ebuma Island is a small island in China Strait, between Samarai and the mainland, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
George and Edna-May Hancock purchased the island in 1960, they built a house on it and lived there from 1960 - 1985. Ernie Evennett married Lynne Hancock and George Hancock, Lynne’s father built a second house on the island in 1962 for them, Ernie Evennett was allowed to live on Ebuma long after because of his relationship to their daughter.[2] Today his son is the only one living there.
Geography
Ebuma Island is a rocky raised islet, with low cliffs on most sides. Privately owned. The island is part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago.
