Calvados Chain
Calvados Chain | |
Geography | |
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Location | Oceania |
Coordinates | 11°09′48″S 152°48′32″E / 11.16333°S 152.80889°ECoordinates: 11°09′48″S 152°48′32″E / 11.16333°S 152.80889°E[1] |
Archipelago | Louisiade Archipelago |
Adjacent bodies of water | Solomon Sea |
Total islands | 45 |
Major islands | |
Area | 85.1 km2 (32.9 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Province | Milne Bay |
District | Samarai-Murua District |
LLG[2] | multiple |
Island Group | Calvados Chain |
Largest settlement | (pop. 300) |
Demographics | |
Population | 3276 (2014) |
Ethnic groups | Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians. |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
ISO code | PG-MBA |
Official website | www |
The Calvados Chain are a group of islands in the Solomon Sea, belonging to Papua New Guinea within the Louisiade Archipelago.
Geography[]
The group extends from in the west to the small island of Nigaho in the east over a distance of 88 km. The easternmost island of Nigaho is where the chain of islands end. Pana Tinani is separated from the group by the isolated . The islands rise up to 302 meters (Motorina) steeply from the sea and are either wooded or overgrown with grass. Many islands are surrounded by their own reefs and small lagoons. Apart from the high islands, there are numerous low coral islands and reefs. The eastern edge of the chain lies to the northwest of Vanatinai (formerly Sudest) Island.[3]
Population[]
Twelve of the islands are inhabited, with a total of 3276 residents as of 2014. The islanders speak the .
Islands[]
Primary islands in the chain:
Island | Capital | Other Cities | Area km² |
Population 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.57 | 0 | |||
Panasia | 2.11 | 0 | ||
Sloss Islands | 0.36 | 0 | ||
Utian | Utian | 1.54 | 514 | |
Pana Rora | 0.81 | 0 | ||
0.69 | 0 | |||
Gulewa | Gulewa | 0.59 | 18 | |
0.59 | 5 | |||
Venariwa | Venariwa | 0.76 | 16 | |
Motorina | Riman Bay | Tawara, Mabaraboraboa | 7.8 | 595 |
1.09 | 0 | |||
Bagaman | Bagaman | 7.45 | 264 | |
Bobo Eina | 2.43 | 0 | ||
Pana Numara | Hoba Bay | 1.93 | 183 | |
0.37 | 0 | |||
0.5 | 0 | |||
Panatinane | 0.79 | 0 | ||
1.47 | 0 | |||
Kuwanak | Kuwanak | 3.66 | 170 | |
1.42 | 121 | |||
Pana Wina | Bomalou | Panambari, Boiama | 30.55 | 456 |
Hemenahei | 10.15 | 0 | ||
Nigao | 0.1 | 226 | ||
Sabari | Hekampan | Tandeyai, Hebenahine, Maho | 4.04 | 708 |
Calvados Chain | Pana Wina | Motorina, Bagaman | 85.1 | 3276 |
References[]
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
- ^ "LLG map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ The Kula: New Perspectives on Massim Exchange, pp. 469-70 (1983)
- ^ Calvados Chain, oceandots.com (1999)(archive.com)
- Archipelagoes of Papua New Guinea
- Louisiade Archipelago
- Islands of Milne Bay Province
- Lists of islands of Papua New Guinea
- Geography of Milne Bay Province