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    Goodenough Island

    Goodenough-Insel, Isla Goodenough

    9°20′S 150°14′E

    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.

    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

    Terrain

    9°20′S 150°14′E

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    Overview

    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. It is roughly circular in shape, measuring 39 by 26 kilometres (24 by 16 mi) with an area of 687 square kilometres (265 sq mi) and a shoreline of 116 kilometres (72 mi). A coastal belt varying in width from 2 to 10 kilometres (1.2 to 6.2 mi) is covered in grasslands and dissected by streams and coastal swamps. The island rises sharply to the summit of Mount Vineuo, 2,536 metres (8,320 ft) above sea level, making it one of the most precipitous islands in the world. The small outlier Wagifa Island lies to the south-east of the island, and is included within Goodenough's administration.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in D'Entrecasteaux Islands

    Also in Papua New Guinea

    Also in Melanesia

    Also in Solomon Islands

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    Facts

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

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