Storm approaching over Two Thumb Range, the Church of the Good Shepherd on the shore of Lake Tekapo, Canterbury District, South Island, New Zealand

Lake Pukaki and snow capped mountains, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mackenzie District, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Breezy day from West Shore, waves crashing against the coast with Black Combe and the English Lake District in the distance, Walney Island, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Palm trees silhouetted against pink evening sky, Anse Takamaka, Takamaka district, Island of Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

View over Newburgh tea estate, Ella, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

View over Lake Wakatipu to the Remarkables, sunset, Queenstown, Queenstown-Lakes district, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

View across tranquil Lake Pukaki to Aoraki (Mount Cook), near Twizel, Mackenzie district, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Fort Church in Fort Amsterdam, Punda District, Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antillies, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

The Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki, West Coast District, South Island, New Zealand

The lone tree in Lake Wanaka in the morning light, Wanaka, Queenstown Lakes district, Otago region, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

The lone tree in Lake Wanaka under the moonlight at dusk, Wanaka, Queenstown Lakes district, Otago region, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Moonlight over Lake Wanaka and Mount Aspiring National Park at sunset, Wanaka, Queenstown Lakes district, Otago region, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Boats moored in the small port of Orta, and the island of San Giulio in the background, Orta, Novara district, Italian Lakes, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Aerial view of city skyline and rainbow bridge with Odaiba island in the background, from Tokyo Skytree observatory, the highest tower in Tokyo, Sumida District, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

View of River Spree and Bode Museum, Museum Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Berlin Mitte district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Champagne Pool, geothermal area, Te Puia, Gisborne District, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Old National Gallery (Alte Nationalgalerie), Friedrich Wilhelm IV equestrian bronze statue, Museum Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Berlin Mitte district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

View of River Spree and Bode Museum, Museum Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Berlin Mitte district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Houses on cliff in mountains at sunset, near Porto da Cruz, Machico District, Madeira, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Coastal swimming pools near mountains at Porto da Cruz, Machico District, Madeira, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Coastal swimming pools near mountains at Porto da Cruz, Machico District, Madeira, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Carving of a figure in a flax cloak next to a flax plant at Te Puia, Gisborne District, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

View of River Spree and Bode Museum, Museum Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Berlin Mitte district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Elevated view of the colourful Italian fishing village of Marina Corricella at dusk, Procida island, Tyrrhenian Sea, Naples district, Naples Bay, Campania region, Italy, Europe

View of River Spree and Bode Museum, Museum Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Berlin Mitte district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Elevated view of the fishing village of Marina Corricella with colorful houses, Procida island, Tyrrhenian Sea, Naples district, Naples Bay, Campania region, Italy, Europe

View of the famous colourful Italian fishing village of Marina Corricella, Procida island, Tyrrhenian Sea, Naples district, Naples Bay, Campania region, Italy, Europe

Bode Museum at sunset, Museum Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Berlin Mitte district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Bode Museum and Berlin Television tower, Museum Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Berlin Mitte district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Mesa Arch at sunrise, Canyonlands National Park, Island In The Sky District, Utah, United States of America, North America

Aerial view of the island of Vivara, the ancient volcano crater collapsed, with Ischia island's mountains in the background, Tyrrhenian Sea, Naples district, Naples Bay, Campania region, Italy, Europe

Sunset on Marina Corricella, the famous colourful fishing village on Procida island, Tyrrhenian Sea, Naples district, Naples Bay, Campania region, Italy, Europe

The colourful fishing village of Marina di Procida, Procida harbour, Procida Island, Tyrrhenian Sea, Naples district, Naples Bay, Campania region, Italy, Europe

Detail view of the colourful fishing village of Marina Corricella, Procida island, Tyrrhenian Sea, Naples district, Naples Bay, Campania region, Italy, Europe

Illuminated fishing village of Marina Corricella at dusk, Procida island, Tyrrhenian Sea, Naples district, Naples Bay, Campania region, Italy, Europe

View of the harbour and colorful village of Procida, Procida island, Tyrrhenian Sea, Naples district, Naples Bay, Campania region, Italy, Europe

A view of San Giulio island, Orta lake, Novara district, Piedmont, Italian Lakes, Italy, Europe

The colorful village of Marina Corricella, Procida island, Tyrrhenian Sea, Naples district, Naples Bay, Campania region, Italy, Europe

Mesa Arch at sunrise, Canyonlands National Park, Island In The Sky District, Utah, United States of America, North America

Montisola view from Colmi of Sulzano, Brescia province, Lombardy district, Italy, Europe

Landscape with Green River in the Island in the Sky District of the Canyonlands National Park, in Utah, USA *** Local Caption ***

Mesa Arch at sunrise, Canyonlands National Park, Island In The Sky District, Utah, United States of America, North America

Looking along the edge of a butte at sunset, Canyonlands National Park, Island In The Sky District, Utah, United States of America, North America

Mesa Arch at dawn, Canyonlands National Park, Island in the Sky District, Utah, United States of America, North America

Lake Wanaka, Otago district, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Claretcup Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus) bloom, Canyonlands National Park, Island In The Sky District, Utah, United States of America, North America

View over Green River, Island in the Sky District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, United States of America (USA), North America

Rydal Water in autumn in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rydal Water in autumn in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rydal Water in autumn in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rydal Water in autumn in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Akihabara Sotokanda 4 Tokyo city, Japan

Washer Woman Arch & Monster Tower thru Mesa Arch in winter in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands NP, Utah.

Skyline, Sumidagawa river and in background at right Mount Fuji, Tokyo, Japan

Sunrise over the La Sal Mountains and Buck Canyon in the Island in the Sky District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Viewed from the Buck Canyon Overlook.

Mesa Arch at sunrise with the Washer Woman Arch, Monster Tower & Airport Tower. Canyonlands National Park, Utah.

Mesa Arch at sunrise with the Washer Woman Arch, Monster Tower & Airport Tower. Canyonlands National Park, Utah.

Mesa Arch at sunrise with the Washer Woman Arch, Monster Tower & Airport Tower. Canyonlands National Park, Utah.

Sunset light on the Shafer Canyon Overlook in the Island in the Sky District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Dead Horse Point at left with the La Sal Mountains behind.

Cloudy sunrise over Buck Canyon, the White Rim & the La Sal Mountains, Canyonlands National Park, Moab, Utah. Viewed from the Buck Canyon Overlook in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands NP.

Above the clouds of a winter temperature inversion in Canyonlands National Park, Moab, Utah. Viewed from Buck Canyon Overlook, Island in the Sky District.

First light at sunrise on the Wingate cliffs of Junction Butte & Grandview Point with a sea of clouds below. Canyonlands NP, Utah. A winter temperature inversion produce this weather phenomenon.

Aerial view of the Awaroa Inlet, turquoise colour of the sea, Abel Tasman National Park, Tasman District, South Island, New Zealand

Timios Stavros Monastery, Omodos, Limassol District, Republic of Cyprus

Archaeological site, Paphos Mosaics, Paphos, Paphos District, Republic of Cyprus

Timios Stavros Monastery, Omodos, Limassol District, Republic of Cyprus

Timios Stavros Monastery, Omodos, Limassol District, Republic of Cyprus

Timios Stavros Monastery, Omodos, Limassol District, Republic of Cyprus

Reflection Minaret Selimiye Mosque, Büyük Han, Caravanserai, Nicosia, Nicosia District, Northern Cyprus

Cross on the Jakob island, Staffelsee, with sailing boat, near Murnau, Blue Land, district Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavarian alpine foreland, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Three people on top of Sky Tower looking over Central Business District and Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

Young man with climbing equipment on top of Sky Tower, view at Central Business District and Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

Private island on lake Saimaa in the sunlight, Saimaa Lake District, Finland, Europe

Sailing boats at Chaffers Marina at Lambton Harbour in the evening, view at Central Business District, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand

Sundial in front of vineyard in a wine growing district, South Island, New Zealand

Private island on lake Saimaa under blue sky, Saimaa Lake District, Finland, Europe

View at the illuminated Central Business District with Sky Tower at night, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

Lighthouse with signpost at Cape Reinga at sunset with pink clouds, Far North District, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania

International signpost at the lighthouse at Cape Reinga in evening mood, Far North District, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania

Sunset, panorama view on Wanaka Lake and mountains, Rocky Peak, Glendhu Bay, Otago, Southland, New Zealand, Oceania

Pellworm Lighthouse and a sheep on a dyke, North Frisian Islands, North Friesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Pellworm Lighthouse, North Frisian Islands, North Friesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Illuminated skyline of Auckland at sunset, Waitemata Harbour, Sky Tower, Central Business District, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania

Away with stone wall leads to the lighthouse at Cape Reinga, Far North District, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania

Pellworm Lighthouse, North Frisian Islands, North Friesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Evening atmosphere in the historic centre of Rhodes City, Rhodes Island, Greece, Europe

Svolvaer, Austnesfjord, island of AustvÂgoya, Lofoten, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Colorful houses on canal at sunset, Burano, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Panoramic view of Mount Manganui district and Tauranga harbour, view from Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania

Stormy atmosphere at Lake Constance, swimming platform, heavy storm, Reichenau Island, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

City tour for tourists riding Segways, in front of Berlin Cathedral, Supreme Parish and Collegiate Church in Berlin, and Altes Museum, Lustgarten pleasure garden, Museum Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mitte district, Berlin, Germany, Europe, PublicGr

Sunset, jetty at the lakeside of Reichenau Island, district of Konstanz, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Boats in the evening light with sunset at Sandseele on Reichenau island, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Historic windmill of Es Jonquet in the old town of Palma, Mallorca, Museum, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

The ferry MF Vitte connects Ruegen Island with Hiddensee Island, district of Ruegen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europa

Malnes, island of Vestvagoya, Lofoten, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Boats in the evening light with sunset at Sandseele on Reichenau island,

Boats in the evening light with sunset at Sandseele on Reichenau island, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Panoramic view of Mount Manganui district and Tauranga harbour, view from Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania

The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands located 200 km southeast of New Guinea, stretching over more than 160 km and spread over an ocean area of 26,000 km? between the Solomon Sea to the north and the Coral Sea to the south. The aggregate land area of the islands is about 1,790 km? (690 square miles), with Vanatinai (formerly Sudest or Tagula as named by European claimants on Western maps) being the largest. Sideia Island and Basilaki Island lie closest to New Guinea, while Misima, Vanatinai, and Rossel islands lie further east. The archipelago is divided into the Local Level Government (LLG) areas Louisiade Rural (western part, with Misima), and Yaleyamba (western part, with Rossell and Tagula islands. The LLG areas are part of Samarai-Murua District district of Milne Bay. The seat of the Louisiade Rural LLG is Bwagaoia on Misima Island, the population center of the archipelago.