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    Papua New Guinea

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    Amphlett Islands

    Amphlett Group

    Part of D'Entrecasteaux Islands

    The Amphlett Islands (sometimes called the Amphlett Isles or Amphlett group) are an archipelago in the Solomon Sea. Administratively, they belong to Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay Province, in the Dobu Rural local-level government.

    This image (Landsat7) shows the Amphlett Islands, which belongs to the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guinea.
    This image (Landsat7) shows the Amphlett Islands, which belongs to the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guinea.

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    34 landforms

    Overview

    The Amphlett Islands (sometimes called the Amphlett Isles or Amphlett group) are an archipelago in the Solomon Sea. Administratively, they belong to Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay Province, in the Dobu Rural local-level government. Some sources consider the group of 18 islands to be part of the larger D'Entrecasteaux Islands, and they lie about 10 km north of Fergusson Island.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands4
    • Minor islands6
    • Islets18
    • Rocks & skerries6

    Major islands

    4

    Minor islands

    6

    Islets

    18
    • Wawasi Island73 m · 0.1 km²
    • Chalata Island65 m · 0.06 km²
    • Noapoi Island52 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island54 m · 0.05 km²
    • Bialao Island45 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island26 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island25 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island0.7 ha
    • Apuo Island0.7 ha
    • Toiyana Island0.6 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    6
    • Pigeon Rock0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Tugemu Rock<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m464 mYabwaia400 mWamera380 mWawiwa330 mGumawana194 mWatota142 mWagabu125 mNabwageta108 mPiatana106 mWata73 mWawasi66 mBelobeloia65 mChalata52 mNoapoi45 mBialao
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Wawiwa: 8.2 km²WawiwaYabwaia: 4.6 km²YabwaiaWamera: 3.7 km²WameraGumawana: 2.6 km²GumawanaWatota: 2.6 km²WatotaNabwageta: 0.56 km²NabwagetaWata: 0.53 km²WataWagabu: 0.25 km²WagabuPiatana: 0.13 km²PiatanaBelobeloia: 0.11 km²BelobeloiaWawasi: 0.1 km²WawasiChalata: 0.06 km²ChalataNoapoi: 0.06 km²NoapoiUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandBialao: 0.04 km²BialaoUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandPigeon Rock: 0.01 km²Pigeon RockUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandApuo: 0.7 haApuoToiyana: 0.6 haToiyanaKabona: 0.4 haKabonaUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandTugemu Rock: <0.1 haTugemu RockUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Wawiwa Island8.2 km²
    Yabwaia Island4.6 km²
    Wamera Island3.7 km²
    Gumawana Island2.6 km²
    Watota Island2.6 km²
    Nabwageta0.56 km²
    Wata Island0.53 km²
    Wagabu Island0.25 km²
    Piatana Island0.13 km²
    Belobeloia Island0.11 km²
    Wawasi Island0.1 km²
    Chalata Island0.06 km²
    Noapoi Island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Bialao Island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Pigeon Rock0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Apuo Island0.7 ha
    Toiyana Island0.6 ha
    Kabona Island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Tugemu Rock<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs