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Archipelago

    Papua New Guinea

    10°35′S 151°17′E

    Engineer Islands

    Part of Louisiade Archipelago

    The Engineer Islands are an archipelago in the Solomon Sea belonging to Papua New-Guinea.

    Overview

    The Engineer Islands are an archipelago in the Solomon Sea belonging to Papua New-Guinea.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands6
    • Islets6
    • Rocks & skerries1

    Major islands

    3

    Minor islands

    6
    • Haszard

      Area
      0.65 km²
      High point
      18 m
    • Hummock Island

      Area
      0.49 km²
      High point
      40 m
    • Good

      Area
      0.28 km²
      High point
      21 m
    • Powell Island

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      46 m
    • Pender

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      20 m
    • Flat islet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Islets

    6

    Rocks & skerries

    1
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m200 m184 mSlade165 mSkelton105 mKwalaiwa46 mPowell40 mHummock38 mButchart21 mGood20 mPender20 mButton18 mHaszard15 mDeedes15 mBright11 mMessum
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Skelton: 3.3 km²SkeltonSlade: 2.4 km²SladeKwalaiwa: 2.2 km²KwalaiwaHaszard: 0.65 km²HaszardHummock: 0.49 km²HummockGood: 0.28 km²GoodPowell: 0.13 km²PowellPender: 0.1 km²PenderDeedes: 0.09 km²DeedesButchart: 0.07 km²ButchartBright: 0.06 km²BrightUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandMessum: 0.02 km²MessumButton: 0.9 haButtonUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    Skelton Island3.3 km²
    Slade Island2.4 km²
    Kwalaiwa Island2.2 km²
    Haszard0.65 km²
    Hummock Island0.49 km²
    Good0.28 km²
    Powell Island0.13 km²
    Pender0.1 km²
    Deedes0.09 km²
    Butchart Island0.07 km²
    Bright0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Messum Islet0.02 km²
    Button Islet0.9 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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