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    Solomon SeaPapua New Guinea

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    Calvados Chain

    Part of Louisiade Archipelago

    The Calvados Chain are a group of islands in the Solomon Sea, belonging to Papua New Guinea within the Louisiade Archipelago.

    Overview

    The Calvados Chain are a group of islands in the Solomon Sea, belonging to Papua New Guinea within the Louisiade Archipelago.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands6
    • Minor islands25
    • Islets26
    • Rocks & skerries15

    Major islands

    6

    • Pana Wina Island

      Area
      23.1 km²
      High point
      283 m

      Pana Wina Island is an island of Papua New Guinea. It is part of the Calvados Chain, a grouping of islands within the Louisiade Archipelago. Pana Wina is the largest island in the Calvados Chain, and lies near the eastern end of the chain, just west of Hemenahei Island.

    • Hemenahei Island

      Area
      9.5 km²
      High point
      72 m

      Hemenahei Island is an island in Papua New Guinea, part of the Calvados Chain within the Louisiade Archipelago. It is located to toward the eastern end of the Calvados Chain, in the Louisiade Archipelago, in the Milne Bay Province, between Pana Tinani (off Vanatinai) in the East and Pana Wina in the West.

    • Motorina Island

      Area
      7.5 km²
      High point
      299 m

      Motorina Island is an island of Papua New Guinea, part of the Calvados Chain.

    • Bagaman Island

      Area
      7 km²
      High point
      213 m

      Bagaman Island is an island of Papua New Guinea, part of the Calvados Chain within the Louisiade Archipelago. Misima language is the native language on the island.

    • Sabari Island

      Area
      3.9 km²
      High point
      49 m

      Sabari Island is an island in Papua New Guinea, part of the Calvados Chain within the Louisiade Archipelago.

    • Utian Island

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      125 m

      Utian Island, also known as Brooker Island, is an island in Papua New Guinea, part of the Calvados Chain within the Louisiade Archipelago. It is located at the western end of the Calvados Chain, in the Louisiade Archipelago, in the Milne Bay Province.

    Minor islands

    25

    Islets

    26

    Rocks & skerries

    15
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    • Oroba Island<0.1 ha
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    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m299 mMotorina283 mPana Wina239 mBobo Eina213 mBagaman186 mKuwanak165 mPanasia147 mVenariwa132 mPana Numara129 mGigila125 mUtian123 mPanatanian114 mPana Krusima101 mPana Udu Udi93 mBonna Wan
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110100Pana Wina: 23.1 km²Pana WinaHemenahei: 9.5 km²HemenaheiMotorina: 7.5 km²MotorinaBagaman: 7 km²BagamanSabari: 3.9 km²SabariKuwanak: 3.5 km²KuwanakBobo Eina: 2.2 km²Bobo EinaPanasia: 1.9 km²PanasiaPana Numara: 1.8 km²Pana NumaraUtian: 1.3 km²UtianPana Krusima: 1.3 km²Pana KrusimaGigila: 1.3 km²GigilaBonna Wan: 0.92 km²Bonna WanPana Rora: 0.81 km²Pana RoraPanatanian: 0.71 km²PanatanianVenariwa: 0.67 km²VenariwaPana Udu Udi: 0.58 km²Pana Udu UdiUlulina: 0.55 km²UlulinaGulowa: 0.49 km²GulowaPana Vara Vara: 0.44 km²Pana Vara VaraPanangaribu: 0.41 km²PanangaribuTaifaur: 0.37 km²TaifaurYaruman: 0.33 km²YarumanMabneian: 0.32 km²MabneianGilia: 0.27 km²GiliaYakimoan: 0.26 km²YakimoanPanaroba: 0.16 km²PanarobaRara: 0.14 km²RaraPanua Keikeisa: 0.13 km²Panua KeikeisaLaiwan: 0.12 km²LaiwanNunuan: 0.1 km²NunuanToloi Awa: 0.09 km²Toloi AwaPana Kuba: 0.08 km²Pana KubaYanuan: 0.07 km²YanuanWaia: 0.06 km²WaiaAurobu: 0.05 km²AurobuTobaiam: 0.04 km²TobaiamLeiga: 0.03 km²LeigaEinamu: 0.02 km²EinamuNasakoli: 0.02 km²Nasakoli
    km², log scale
    Pana Wina Island23.1 km²
    Hemenahei Island9.5 km²
    Motorina Island7.5 km²
    Bagaman Island7 km²
    Sabari Island3.9 km²
    Kuwanak Island3.5 km²
    Bobo Eina Island2.2 km²
    Panasia1.9 km²
    Pana Numara1.8 km²
    Utian Island1.3 km²
    Pana Krusima Island1.3 km²
    Gigila1.3 km²
    Bonna Wan Islet0.92 km²
    Pana Rora Island0.81 km²
    Panatanian Island0.71 km²
    Venariwa Island0.67 km²
    Pana Udu Udi0.58 km²
    Ululina Island0.55 km²
    Gulowa Island0.49 km²
    Pana Vara Vara0.44 km²
    Panangaribu0.41 km²
    Taifaur Islet0.37 km²
    Yaruman Island0.33 km²
    Mabneian Island0.32 km²
    Gilia Islet0.27 km²
    Yakimoan Island0.26 km²
    Panaroba Islet0.16 km²
    Rara Islet0.14 km²
    Panua Keikeisa0.13 km²
    Laiwan0.12 km²
    Nunuan Islet0.1 km²
    Toloi Awa Islet0.09 km²
    Pana Kuba Island0.08 km²
    Yanuan Islet0.07 km²
    Waia Islet0.06 km²
    Aurobu0.05 km²
    Tobaiam0.04 km²
    Leiga Islet0.03 km²
    Einamu Islet0.02 km²
    Nasakoli0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Mabui Islet0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Sibumbum Islet0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
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    Oroba Island<0.1 ha
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    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs