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    Solomon SeaPapua New Guinea

    10°47′S 151°49′E

    Conflict Group

    Part of Louisiade Archipelago

    The Conflict Group is an atoll in Papua New Guinea. The group was sighted in 1879 by HMS Cormorant, by moonlight; it was named in 1880 by Bower, captain of HMS Conflict.

    Satellite image of Conflict Group atoll, Papua New Guinea
    Satellite image of Conflict Group atoll, Papua New Guinea

    NASA / Public domain

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    28 landforms

    Overview

    The Conflict Group is an atoll in Papua New Guinea. The group was sighted in 1879 by HMS Cormorant, by moonlight; it was named in 1880 by Bower, captain of HMS Conflict. Irai Island is the center of population of the group. The small Panasesa Island has an eco resort with a small staff. In September 2022 the Papua New Guinea government ordered an investigation into the islands' ownership after their owner, Australian businessman Ian Gowrie Smith, attempted to sell them.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands4
    • Minor islands6
    • Islets17
    • Rocks & skerries1

    Major islands

    4
    • Irai Island

      Irai Island

      Area
      1 km²
      High point
      17 m

      Irai Island is the main island of the Conflict Islands, in the Louisiade Archipelago in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. It was sighted in 1879 by HMS Cormorant and named in 1880 by Bower, captain of HMS Conflict.

    • Panasesa Island

      Panasesa Island

      Area
      0.64 km²
      High point
      18 m

      Panasesa Island is located in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, 500 km to the east of Port Moresby, the nation's capital. Panasesa Island has an eco resort with small staff.

    • Lunn Island

      Lunn Island

      Area
      0.49 km²
      High point
      18 m

      Lunn Island is a solitary island of Papua New Guinea in the Solomon Sea, belonging to the Louisiade Archipelago. 4 miles) to the east. The Deboyne Islands are another 22 kilometres (14 miles) eastward.

    • Panarakuum Island

      Panarakuum Island

      Area
      0.46 km²
      High point
      14 m

      Panarakuum Island also known as Panarakiim Island is an island in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.

    Minor islands

    6

    Islets

    17

    Rocks & skerries

    1
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m23 mTubinagurm18 mPanasesa18 mLunn17 mIrai17 mGinara15 mPanarakiim14 mPanarakuum13 mAuriroa13 mTupit11 mMuniara9 mKolavia Islands8 mKisa7 mLutmatavi No 16 mItamarina
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Irai: 1 km²IraiAuriroa: 0.7 km²AuriroaPanasesa: 0.64 km²PanasesaLunn: 0.49 km²LunnPanarakuum: 0.46 km²PanarakuumPanarakiim: 0.37 km²PanarakiimTubinagurm: 0.2 km²TubinagurmMuniara: 0.18 km²MuniaraGinara: 0.12 km²GinaraTupit: 0.12 km²TupitKisa: 0.06 km²KisaKolavia Islands: 0.06 km²Kolavia IslandsLutmatavi No 1: 0.04 km²Lutmatavi No 1Gabugabutau: 0.04 km²GabugabutauPanamaiia: 0.04 km²PanamaiiaItamarina: 0.03 km²ItamarinaPanaiiaii: 0.02 km²PanaiiaiiTarapaniian: 0.02 km²TarapaniianUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandLutpolau: 0.6 haLutpolauLutmatavi No 2: 0.6 haLutmatavi No 2Ialoa: 0.5 haIaloaMadiboiboi: 0.3 haMadiboiboiUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Irai Island1 km²
    Auriroa Island0.7 km²
    Panasesa Island0.64 km²
    Lunn Island0.49 km²
    Panarakuum Island0.46 km²
    Panarakiim Island0.37 km²
    Tubinagurm Island0.2 km²
    Muniara Island0.18 km²
    Ginara Island0.12 km²
    Tupit Island0.12 km²
    Kisa Island0.06 km²
    Kolavia Islands0.06 km²
    Lutmatavi No 1 Island0.04 km²
    Gabugabutau Island0.04 km²
    Panamaiia Island0.04 km²
    Itamarina Island0.03 km²
    Panaiiaii Island0.02 km²
    Tarapaniian Island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Lutpolau Island0.6 ha
    Lutmatavi No 2 Island0.6 ha
    Ialoa Island0.5 ha
    Madiboiboi Island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Groups within

    1

    Sources

    Facts

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

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