Milne Bay

Milne Bay
Location of Milne Bay
Milne Bay
Location	Milne Bay Province
Coordinates	10°22′00″S 150°30′00″E / 10.3666667°S 150.5°E / -10.3666667; 150.5
Type	Bay
Ocean/sea sources	Solomon Sea
Basin countries	Papua New Guinea
Max. length	35 km (22 mi)
Max. width	15 km (9.3 mi)
Surface area	202.7 square miles (525 km2)
Settlements	Alotau

Milne Bay is a large bay in Milne Bay Province, south-eastern Papua New Guinea. More than 35 kilometres (22 miles) long and over 15 kilometres (9 miles) wide, Milne Bay is a sheltered deep-water harbor accessible via Ward Hunt Strait. It is surrounded by the heavily wooded Stirling Range to the north and south, and on the northern shore, a narrow coastal strip, soggy with sago and mangrove swamps.^[1] The bay is named after Sir Alexander Milne.