Solomon SeaPapua New Guinea
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Trobriand Islands
Part of Papua New Guinea
The Trobriand Islands are a 450-square-kilometre (174-square-mile) archipelago of coral atolls off the east coast of New Guinea. They are part of the nation of Papua New Guinea and are in Milne Bay Province.
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The Trobriand Islands are a 450-square-kilometre (174-square-mile) archipelago of coral atolls off the east coast of New Guinea. They are part of the nation of Papua New Guinea and are in Milne Bay Province. Most of the population of 60,000 (2016) indigenous inhabitants live on the main island of Kiriwina, which is also the location of the government station, Losuia. Other major islands in the group are Kaileuna, Vakuta, and Kitava. The group is considered to be an important tropical rainforest ecoregion in need of conservation.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands2
- Minor islands20
- Islets8
- Rocks & skerries10
Major islands
Kiriwina
- Area
- 276 km²
- High point
- 68 m
2 sq mi). It is part of the Kiriwina-Goodenough District of the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. Most of the 12,000 people who live in the Trobriands live on Kiriwina. The Kilivila language, also known as Kiriwina, is spoken on the island. The main town is Losuia.
Kaileuna Island
- Area
- 45.2 km²
- High point
- 48 m
Minor islands
Kitava
- Area
- 22.8 km²
- High point
- 109 m
Vakuta
- Area
- 20.1 km²
- High point
- 38 m
Bomapau Island
- Area
- 4.4 km²
- High point
- 22 m
Tuma Island
- Area
- 4.1 km²
- High point
- 34 m
Muwo Island
- Area
- 2.5 km²
- High point
- 28 m
Kuyau Island
- Area
- 1.4 km²
- High point
- 19 m
Kawa
- Area
- 0.7 km²
- High point
- 59 m
Boinagi Island
- Area
- 0.59 km²
- High point
- 37 m
Buriwadi Island
- Area
- 0.57 km²
- High point
- 34 m
Nauta Island
- Area
- 0.53 km²
- High point
- 21 m
Kadai Island
- Area
- 0.51 km²
- High point
- 30 m
Simlindon Island
- Area
- 0.48 km²
- High point
- 22 m
Lulima Island
- Area
- 0.4 km²
- High point
- 20 m
Nauria Island
- Area
- 0.32 km²
- High point
- 66 m
Labi Island
- Area
- 0.28 km²
- High point
- 21 m
Nubiam Island
- Area
- 0.24 km²
- High point
- 22 m
Simsim Island
- Area
- 0.23 km²
- High point
- 81 m
Wagalasa Island
- Area
- 0.22 km²
- High point
- 64 m
Kibu Island
- Area
- 0.15 km²
- High point
- 21 m
Nuarguta Island
- Area
- 0.11 km²
- High point
- 21 m
Islets
- Nuratu Island12 m · 0.05 km²
- Gilua Island8 m · 0.02 km²
- Unnamed island1 m · 0.01 km²
- Unnamed island1 m · 0.3 ha
- Unnamed island1 m · 0.3 ha
- Unnamed island0.3 ha
- Unnamed island2 m · 0.2 ha
- Unnamed island1 m · 0.2 ha
Rocks & skerries
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
Figures
Comparative heights
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Kiriwina | 276 km² |
| Kaileuna Island | 45.2 km² |
| Kitava | 22.8 km² |
| Vakuta | 20.1 km² |
| Bomapau Island | 4.4 km² |
| Tuma Island | 4.1 km² |
| Muwo Island | 2.5 km² |
| Kuyau Island | 1.4 km² |
| Kawa | 0.7 km² |
| Boinagi Island | 0.59 km² |
| Buriwadi Island | 0.57 km² |
| Nauta Island | 0.53 km² |
| Kadai Island | 0.51 km² |
| Simlindon Island | 0.48 km² |
| Lulima Island | 0.4 km² |
| Nauria Island | 0.32 km² |
| Labi Island | 0.28 km² |
| Nubiam Island | 0.24 km² |
| Simsim Island | 0.23 km² |
| Wagalasa Island | 0.22 km² |
| Kibu Island | 0.15 km² |
| Nuarguta Island | 0.11 km² |
| Nuratu Island | 0.05 km² |
| Gilua Island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
Photographs
A Kiriwina Village, Memoirs Bishop Museum, Vol. II, Fig. 55.
Lime spatula, Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Massim region, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, carved wood with traces of lime, Honolulu Museum of Art, accession 3559
Children on the beach on Kiriwna in the Trobriands group
Wood carving of a traditional yam store in the Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea.
Soul boat, wood and white lime, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Massim district, Paupa New Guinea, Bishop Museum, accession 1989.400.268
Picture of Bronislaw Malinowski with natives on Trobriand Islands.
Picture of Bronislaw Malinowski with natives on Trobriand Islands.
Lime spatula, Northern Massim, Trobriand, 19th-20th century, ebony, lime - De Young Museum
Canoe prow, splash board (rajim) and end panel (tabuya), Papua New Guinea, Massim region, probably Trobriand Islands, wood carved in relief, Honolulu Museum of Art
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- A Kiriwina Village, Memoirs Bishop Museum, Vol. II, Fig. 55. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum / Public domain
- Trobriand Islands banner Malinowski plaque. Kadamwasila / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lime spatula, Trobriand Islands, Honolulu Museum of Art, 3559. Hiart / CC0
- ChildrenKiriwina c.1980. Roundtheworld / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Trobriand yam house. Luiza Serpa Lopes / Public domain
- Anthropomorphic effigy, Trobriand Islands, Western Pacific. Wellcome M0016044. Unknown author / CC BY 4.0
- Soul boat, Trobriand Islands, Paupa New Guinea, Bishop Museum, 1989.400.268. Hiart / CC0
- Malinowski Trobiand. Uncredited, likely Billy Hancock, a pearl trader resident of the Trobriand Islands, who died before 1929 [1]. / Public domain
- W Malinowski Trobriand Isles 1918. Uncredited, likely Billy Hancock, a pearl trader resident of the Trobriand Islands, who died before 1929 [1]. / Public domain
- Lime spatula, Northern Massim, Trobriand, 19th-20th century, ebony, lime - De Young Museum - DSC01159 cropped1. Daderot / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pig (bunukwa), Papua New Guinea, Massim region, Trobriand Islands, carved wood, HAA. Hiart / CC0
- Canoe prow, splash board (rajim) and end panel (tabuya), probably Trobriand Islands, HAA. Hiart / CC0