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    Papua New Guinea

    9°06′S 152°50′E

    Woodlark Islands

    Part of Papua New Guinea

    Major islands

    1
    • Woodlark Island

      Woodlark Island

      Area
      849 km²
      High point
      146 m

      Woodlark Island, known to its inhabitants simply as Woodlark or Muyua, is the main island of the Woodlark Islands archipelago, located in Milne Bay Province and the Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea.

    Minor islands

    6

    • Madau

      Area
      34.1 km²
      High point
      57 m

    • Mapas Island

      Area
      0.82 km²
      High point
      40 m

    • Nubara

      Area
      0.77 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Waviai Island

      Area
      0.31 km²
      High point
      21 m

    • Reu Island

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      32 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      6 m

    Islets

    3
    • Unnamed island15 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island13 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island0.2 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    1
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m146 mWoodlark57 mMadau40 mMapas32 mReu21 mWaviai17 mNubara
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Woodlark: 849 km²WoodlarkMadau: 34.1 km²MadauMapas: 0.82 km²MapasNubara: 0.77 km²NubaraWaviai: 0.31 km²WaviaiReu: 0.19 km²ReuUnnamed island: 0.12 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Woodlark Island849 km²
    Madau34.1 km²
    Mapas Island0.82 km²
    Nubara0.77 km²
    Waviai Island0.31 km²
    Reu Island0.19 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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