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    Coral SeaPapua New Guinea

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    Louisiade Archipelago

    Part of Papua New Guinea

    The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands in Papua New Guinea.

    Robinsons Anchorage off of Kuwanak Island
    Robinsons Anchorage off of Kuwanak Island

    Dayna Russell / Public domain

    Chart

    365 landforms

    Overview

    The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands in Papua New Guinea. It is located 200 km southeast of New Guinea, stretching over more than 160 kilometres (99 mi) and spread over an ocean area of 26,000 square kilometres (10,000 mi2) between the Solomon Sea to the north and the Coral Sea to the south. The aggregate land area of the islands is about 1,871 square kilometres (722 mi2), with Vanatinai (Sudest) beingness the largest. Rogeia (Logea), Samarai and Sariba lie closest to New Guinea, while Misima, Vanatinai, and Rossel islands lie further east.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands5
    • Minor islands125
    • Islets155
    • Rocks & skerries80

    Major islands

    5
    • Vanatinai

      Vanatinai

      Area
      810 km²
      High point
      722 m

      Vanatinai Island (also called Tagula and Sudest, for the names of the extreme capes of the island) is a volcanic island in the southeast of the Louisiade Archipelago within Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.

    • Rossel Island

      Rossel Island

      Area
      296 km²
      High point
      801 m

      Rossel Island (named after Élisabeth-Paul-Édouard de Rossel, a senior officer on the French expedition of d'Entrecasteaux, 1791–1793; also known as Yela) is the easternmost island of the Louisiade Archipelago, within the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. 4 km) westward.

    • Samarai Islands

      Area
      262 km²

      The Samarai Islands archipelago, part of the larger Louisiade Archipelago, is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of mainland New Guinea island, within the nation of Papua New Guinea.

    • Misima Island

      Area
      213 km²
      High point
      1,036 m

      Misima (formerly called St. Aignan) is a volcanic island in the northwest of Louisiade Archipelago within Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.

    • Basilaki Island

      Area
      102 km²
      High point
      506 m

      Basilaki Island (Moresby Island) is an island in the Louisiade Archipelago in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. It is located at the eastern end of the New Guinea mainland.

    Minor islands

    125

    Rocks & skerries

    80

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 130 of 365; the rest are on the chart.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m1,036 mMisima801 mRossel722 mVanatinai506 mBasilaki377 mSideia335 mLogea322 mPana Tinani299 mMotorina288 mSariba283 mPana Wina239 mBobo Eina213 mBagaman213 mPanapompom Islands207 mPanaeati
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,000Vanatinai: 810 km²VanatinaiRossel: 296 km²RosselSamarai Islands: 262 km²Samarai IslandsMisima: 213 km²MisimaBasilaki: 102 km²BasilakiSideia: 93.1 km²SideiaPana Tinani: 75.7 km²Pana TinaniPanaeati: 30 km²PanaeatiPana Wina: 23.1 km²Pana WinaSariba: 22.6 km²SaribaYeina: 15.9 km²YeinaHemenahei: 9.5 km²HemenaheiLogea: 8.8 km²LogeaPanapompom: 8.1 km²PanapompomMotorina: 7.5 km²MotorinaBagaman: 7 km²BagamanDoini: 4.1 km²DoiniSabari: 3.9 km²SabariNimoa: 3.5 km²NimoaKuwanak: 3.5 km²KuwanakSkelton: 3.3 km²SkeltonBuiari: 3 km²BuiariIto: 3 km²ItoEast: 2.9 km²EastKitai Lilivea: 2.8 km²Kitai LiliveaKimuta: 2.5 km²KimutaSlade: 2.4 km²SladeKwalaiwa: 2.2 km²KwalaiwaBobo Eina: 2.2 km²Bobo EinaWari: 2.2 km²WariPanasia: 1.9 km²PanasiaPana Numara: 1.8 km²Pana NumaraWanim: 1.6 km²WanimPopulai: 1.6 km²PopulaiAnagusa: 1.4 km²AnagusaIgwali: 1.4 km²IgwaliUtian: 1.3 km²UtianPana Krusima: 1.3 km²Pana KrusimaGigila: 1.3 km²GigilaDawson: 1.2 km²Dawson
    km², log scale. 4 without a known area.
    Vanatinai810 km²
    Rossel Island296 km²
    Samarai Islands262 km²
    Misima Island213 km²
    Basilaki Island102 km²
    Sideia Island93.1 km²
    Pana Tinani75.7 km²
    Panaeati Island30 km²
    Pana Wina Island23.1 km²
    Sariba Island22.6 km²
    Yeina Island15.9 km²
    Hemenahei Island9.5 km²
    Logea Island8.8 km²
    Panapompom Island8.1 km²
    Motorina Island7.5 km²
    Bagaman Island7 km²
    Doini Island4.1 km²
    Sabari Island3.9 km²
    Nimoa Island3.5 km²
    Kuwanak Island3.5 km²
    Skelton Island3.3 km²
    Buiari Island3 km²
    Ito Island3 km²
    East Island2.9 km²
    Kitai Lilivea Island2.8 km²
    Kimuta Island2.5 km²
    Slade Island2.4 km²
    Kwalaiwa Island2.2 km²
    Bobo Eina Island2.2 km²
    Wari Island2.2 km²
    Panasia1.9 km²
    Pana Numara1.8 km²
    Wanim Island1.6 km²
    Populai Island1.6 km²
    Anagusa1.4 km²
    Igwali Island1.4 km²
    Utian Island1.3 km²
    Pana Krusima Island1.3 km²
    Gigila1.3 km²
    Dawson Island1.2 km²
    Hastings Island1.2 km²
    Nare1.1 km²
    Irai Island1 km²
    Bonna Wan Islet0.92 km²
    Galahi Island0.91 km²
    Panomote Island0.91 km²
    Iyen Island0.86 km²
    Wule Island0.84 km²
    Pana Rora Island0.81 km²
    Dinana Island0.8 km²
    Tinolan0.79 km²
    Pananiu Island0.77 km²
    Kitai Katu Island0.72 km²
    Panatanian Island0.71 km²
    Auriroa Island0.7 km²
    Pana Waipona Island0.7 km²
    Venariwa Island0.67 km²
    Pana Bobai Ana Island0.67 km²
    Haines0.65 km²
    Haszard0.65 km²
    Panasesa Island0.64 km²
    Pana Udu Udi0.58 km²
    Ululina Island0.55 km²
    Kitai Katoa Island0.52 km²
    Gulowa Island0.49 km²
    Lunn Island0.49 km²
    Hummock Island0.49 km²
    Venama0.48 km²
    Panarakuum Island0.46 km²
    Punawan0.45 km²
    Pana Vara Vara0.44 km²
    Oreia Islet0.43 km²
    Kitai Bona Bona Island0.42 km²
    Panangaribu0.41 km²
    Quessant Island0.41 km²
    Niva Beno Islet0.4 km²
    Nivani0.4 km²
    Rara0.39 km²
    Taifaur Islet0.37 km²
    Panarakiim Island0.37 km²
    Pana Rura Wara0.36 km²
    Yaruman Island0.33 km²
    Mabneian Island0.32 km²
    Baiiri Island0.32 km²
    Kwato Island0.29 km²
    Panauyawana Island0.29 km²
    Samarai Island0.28 km²
    Good0.28 km²
    Marai Islet0.28 km²
    Keaawan Island0.27 km²
    Gilia Islet0.27 km²
    Yakimoan Island0.26 km²
    Gonabarabara Island0.25 km²
    Managun0.24 km²
    Unnamed island0.24 km²
    Kosman Island0.23 km²
    Kukuluba Islet0.23 km²
    Tubinagurm Island0.2 km²
    Lesimano Island0.2 km²
    Loa Boloba0.18 km²
    Kui Island0.18 km²
    Ana Karu Karua0.18 km²
    Muniara Island0.18 km²
    Panarairai Island0.17 km²
    Tuyam Island0.17 km²
    Rika Rika Island0.16 km²
    Gesila Island0.16 km²
    Panaroba Islet0.16 km²
    Siva Island0.15 km²
    Panarairai Island0.15 km²
    Rara Islet0.14 km²
    Powell Island0.13 km²
    Panua Keikeisa0.13 km²
    Pananimunimu Island0.13 km²
    Bonna Bonnawan Island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Ginara Island0.12 km²
    Tupit Island0.12 km²
    North Island0.12 km²
    Laiwan0.12 km²
    Kitai Bai Island0.11 km²
    Pender0.1 km²
    Pana Boba Islet0.1 km²
    Nigaho Island0.1 km²
    Nunuan Islet0.1 km²

    Groups within

    17

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

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

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