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    Solomon SeaPapua New Guinea

    9°33′S 152°26′E

    Alcester Island

    Alcester Islands

    Part of Papua New Guinea

    Alcester Island (known as Nasikuab or Nasikwabw by its inhabitants) is the largest of the Alcester Islands, between Woodlark Island and Egum Atoll, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

    Overview

    Alcester Island (known as Nasikuab or Nasikwabw by its inhabitants) is the largest of the Alcester Islands, between Woodlark Island and Egum Atoll, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. It is located in the Solomon Sea at the eastern end of the New Guinea mainland, 50 km SW of Woodlark Island. It is one of the Trobriand Islands (today officially known as the Kiriwina Islands), which are an archipelago of coral atolls. Politically, they are part of Murua Rural LLG, Samarai-Murua District, Milne Bay Province in southeastern Papua New Guinea.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands1
    • Islets0
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    1

    Minor islands

    1

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m86 mAlcester57 mTokona
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia