The Ward Hunt Strait is a 30 km wide stretch of water in Milne Bay, separating

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 ...

from

Goodenough Island Goodenough Island in the Solomon Sea, also known as Nidula Island, is the westernmost of the three large islands of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It lies to the east of mainland New Guinea and southwest ...

in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands. The Dart Reefs and Keast Reef are located in the centre of the channel.Australia/Papua New Guinea - Ward Hunt Strait to Torres Strait (Marine Chart : AU_AU210140)
Gps Nautical Charts. The strait was named in honour of

George Ward Hunt George Ward Hunt (30 July 1825 – 29 July 1877) was a British statesman of the Conservative Party who was Chancellor of the Exchequer and First Lord of the Admiralty in the first and second ministries of Benjamin Disraeli. Early life He was bo ...

, First Lord of the Admiralty (1874-1877), by Captain

John Moresby Rear Admiral John Moresby (15 March 1830 – 12 July 1922) was a British naval officer who explored the coast of New Guinea and was the first European to discover the site of Port Moresby. Life and career Moresby was born in Allerford, Somerset ...

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Straits of Papua New Guinea D'Entrecasteaux Islands Milne Bay Province {{MilneBayProvince-geo-stub

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