The Torlesse Islands are an archipelago in the

Solomon Sea The Solomon Sea is a sea located within the Pacific Ocean. It lies between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Many major battles were fought there during World War II. Extent The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of ...

. Politically they belong to

Milne Bay Province Milne Bay is a province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Alotau. The province covers 14,345 km² of land and 252,990 km² of sea, within the province there are more than 600 islands, about 160 of which are inhabited. The province has ...

in the southeastern region of

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

. They are 13 km away from

Misima Misima (formerly called St. Aignan) is a High island, volcanic island in the northwest of Louisiade Archipelago within Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. History Misima Island was inhabited by Austronesian peoples, Austronesians sinc ...

and 5 km west of

Deboyne Islands The Deboyne Islands are an atoll, composed of a group of reefs and islands in the north of the Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. Geography They are located from Misima and from the Torlesse Islands. Islands in the Deboyne Islands incl ...

. The aggregate land area of the seven islands is 2.08 km². The main village is Tinolan.Torlesse Atoll, Papua New Guinea auf Panoramio
/ref> it is inhabited by a family from Panaeati Island who grow

Copra Copra (from ) is the dried, white flesh of the coconut from which coconut oil is extracted. Traditionally, the coconuts are sun-dried, especially for export, before the oil, also known as copra oil, is pressed out. The oil extracted from co ...

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Archipelagoes of Papua New Guinea Islands of Milne Bay Province Louisiade Archipelago {{PapuaNewGuinea-island-stub