The Trobriand Islands are an archipelago of several low-lying coral islands situated to the northeast of New Guinea. They are part of Melanesia, a vast area to the south of the equator measuring 3,300 miles by 700 miles and encompassing New Guinea, the second largest island in the world, and the surrounding island chains. Since 1975, the Trobriand Islands have been considered part of a larger area known as the Massim District of the nation of Papua New Guinea. Included in the Massim are the Trobriand Islands, the d'Entrecasteaux Islands (named after the French explorer who first contacted the Massim region), Marshall Bennett, Murua, and the Louisiade Island groups.
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