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    Solomon SeaPapua New Guinea

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    D'Entrecasteaux Islands

    D’Entrecasteaux Islands

    Part of Papua New Guinea

    D'Entrecasteaux Islands (French: [dɑ̃tʁəkasto]) are situated near the eastern tip of New Guinea in the Solomon Sea in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.

    View of Papua New Guinea taken during ISS Expedition 34.
    View of Papua New Guinea taken during ISS Expedition 34.

    Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain

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    74 landforms

    Overview

    D'Entrecasteaux Islands (French: [dɑ̃tʁəkasto]) are situated near the eastern tip of New Guinea in the Solomon Sea in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The group spans a distance of 160 km (99 mi), has a total land area of approximately 3,100 km2 (1,197 sq mi) and is separated from the Papua New Guinea mainland by the 30 km (19 mi) wide Ward Hunt Strait in the north and the 18 km (11 mi) wide Goschen Strait in the south. D'Entrecasteaux Islands show signs of volcanism.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands27
    • Islets37
    • Rocks & skerries7

    Major islands

    3
    • Goodenough Island

      Goodenough Island

      Area
      704 km²
      High point
      2,536 m

      Goodenough Island in the Solomon Sea, also known as Nidula Island, is the westernmost of the three large islands of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It lies to the east of mainland New Guinea and southwest of the Trobriand Islands.

    • Fergusson Island

      Area
      1,325 km²
      High point
      1,930 m

      Fergusson Island is the largest island of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, in Papua New Guinea. It has an area of 1,437 square kilometres (555 sq mi), and mostly consists of mountainous regions, covered by rain forests. There are three large volcanoes on the island.

    • Normanby Island

      Area
      888 km²
      High point
      971 m

      Normanby Island is a volcanic, 1,000-square-kilometre (390 sq mi), L-shaped and mountainous island, as well as the southernmost island in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands group. It is part of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. The island has an irregular and elongated shape measuring 73km in length (northwest-southeast).

    Minor islands

    27

    Islets

    37
    • Wawasi Island73 m · 0.1 km²
    • Sairere Island41 m · 0.06 km²
    • Chalata Island65 m · 0.06 km²
    • Noapoi Island52 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island54 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island20 m · 0.05 km²
    • Scrub Islet16 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island10 m · 0.04 km²
    • Bialao Island45 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island15 m · 0.04 km²
    • Sesebai Islet24 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island26 m · 0.03 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    7
    • 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
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Also in the area

    12

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • Unnamed island67 m · 0.09 km²
    • Unnamed island30 m · 0.08 km²
    • Pomoui Island16 m · 0.04 km²
    • Observation Island37 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.02 km²
    • Sunday Island2 m · 0.02 km²
    • Tumagabuna Island10 m · 0.6 ha
    • Gunufa Island0.5 ha
    • Galo Galo Island0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha
    • Siata Island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level1,000 m2,000 m3,000 m2,536 mGoodenough1,930 mFergusson971 mNormanby464 mYabwaia400 mWamera380 mWawiwa330 mGumawana279 mDobu194 mSanaroa194 mWatota179 mWagifa144 mTewara142 mWagabu136 mUama
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11101001,00010,000Fergusson: 1,325 km²FergussonNormanby: 888 km²NormanbyGoodenough: 704 km²GoodenoughSanaroa: 47.3 km²SanaroaWawiwa: 8.2 km²WawiwaDobu: 7.4 km²DobuYabwaia: 4.6 km²YabwaiaWamera: 3.7 km²WameraGumawana: 2.6 km²GumawanaWatota: 2.6 km²WatotaUbuia: 1.8 km²UbuiaUama: 1.6 km²UamaWagifa: 1.5 km²WagifaTewara: 0.76 km²TewaraNekumara: 0.75 km²NekumaraPwasiai: 0.7 km²PwasiaiNuama: 0.63 km²NuamaNabwageta: 0.56 km²NabwagetaWata: 0.53 km²WataKwaiope: 0.43 km²KwaiopeBagiagia: 0.32 km²BagiagiaLawa: 0.27 km²LawaWagabu: 0.25 km²WagabuSouba Souba Islands: 0.25 km²Souba Souba Islan…Ilamu: 0.19 km²IlamuPiatana: 0.13 km²PiatanaUnnamed island: 0.12 km²Unnamed islandDuchess: 0.11 km²DuchessAtuio: 0.11 km²AtuioBelobeloia: 0.11 km²BelobeloiaWawasi: 0.1 km²WawasiUnnamed island: 0.09 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandSairere: 0.06 km²SairereChalata: 0.06 km²ChalataNoapoi: 0.06 km²NoapoiUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandScrub: 0.05 km²ScrubUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale
    Fergusson Island1,325 km²
    Normanby Island888 km²
    Goodenough Island704 km²
    Sanaroa Island47.3 km²
    Wawiwa Island8.2 km²
    Dobu Island7.4 km²
    Yabwaia Island4.6 km²
    Wamera Island3.7 km²
    Gumawana Island2.6 km²
    Watota Island2.6 km²
    Ubuia Island1.8 km²
    Uama Island1.6 km²
    Wagifa Island1.5 km²
    Tewara Island0.76 km²
    Nekumara Island0.75 km²
    Pwasiai Island0.7 km²
    Nuama Islet0.63 km²
    Nabwageta0.56 km²
    Wata Island0.53 km²
    Kwaiope Island0.43 km²
    Bagiagia Island0.32 km²
    Lawa Island0.27 km²
    Wagabu Island0.25 km²
    Souba Souba Islands0.25 km²
    Ilamu Island0.19 km²
    Piatana Island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Duchess Island0.11 km²
    Atuio Island0.11 km²
    Belobeloia Island0.11 km²
    Wawasi Island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.09 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Sairere Island0.06 km²
    Chalata Island0.06 km²
    Noapoi Island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Scrub Islet0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Pomoui Island0.04 km²
    Bialao Island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Observation Island0.04 km²
    Sesebai Islet0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Risi Island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Sunday Island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Nedakolana Island0.01 km²
    Pigeon Rock0.01 km²
    Mewadi Island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Apuo Island0.7 ha
    Toiyana Island0.6 ha
    Tumagabuna Island0.6 ha
    Gunufa Island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Kabona Island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Galo Galo Island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Siata Island<0.1 ha
    Tugemu Rock<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Groups within

    2

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs