Conflict Group

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Conflict Islands

Satellite image
Conflict Islands Location of the Conflict Islands
Geography
Location	Oceania
Coordinates	10°46′48″S 151°47′32″E / 10.78000°S 151.79222°E / -10.78000; 151.79222Coordinates: 10°46′48″S 151°47′32″E / 10.78000°S 151.79222°E / -10.78000; 151.79222[1]
Archipelago	Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water	Solomon Sea
Total islands	21
Major islands	Irai Lunn Auriroa Panarakuum Panasesa
Area	4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Length	21 km (13 mi)
Width	10 km (6 mi)
Administration
Papua New Guinea
Province	Milne Bay
District	Samarai-Murua District
LLG[2]	Bwanabwana Rural LLG
Island Group	Calvados Chain
Largest settlement	Irai (pop. 20)
Demographics
Population	30 (2014)
Pop. density	6.6/km2 (17.1/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
ISO code	PG-MBA
Official website	www.ncdc.gov.pg

The Conflict Group is an atoll in Papua New Guinea. The group was sighted in 1879 by HMS Cormorant, by moonlight; it was named in 1880 by Bower, captain of HMS Conflict.^[3] Irai Island is the center of population of the group. The small Panasesa Island has an eco resort with a small staff.

Islands in Conflict Group[]

The individual islands in a clockwise direction, starting in the west (Kisa and Itamarina in the lagoon):

Name	Coordinates	Area km²
Ilai (Irai Island)	10°46′03″S 151°41′33″E / 10.7675°S 151.6925°E / -10.7675; 151.6925 (Ilai (Irai))	1.18
Panasesa Island	10°44′24″S 151°43′30″E / 10.7400°S 151.7250°E / -10.7400; 151.7250 (Panasesa)	0.68
Madiboiboi?	10°43′50″S 151°44′26″E / 10.7306°S 151.7406°E / -10.7306; 151.7406 (Madiboiboi?)	0.10
Gabugabutau	10°43′16″S 151°44′55″E / 10.7210°S 151.7485°E / -10.7210; 151.7485 (Gabugabutau)	0.17
	10°43′03″S 151°46′20″E / 10.7175°S 151.7723°E / -10.7175; 151.7723 (Tubinagurm Island)	0.25
	10°43′19″S 151°47′15″E / 10.7220°S 151.7874°E / -10.7220; 151.7874 (Lutmatavi Island)	0.06
Panaboal	10°44′21″S 151°49′32″E / 10.7393°S 151.8255°E / -10.7393; 151.8255 (Panaboal)	0.52
	10°45′08″S 151°49′51″E / 10.7521°S 151.8308°E / -10.7521; 151.8308 (Ginara Island)	0.14
Panarakuum Island	10°46′12″S 151°51′55″E / 10.7699°S 151.8654°E / -10.7699; 151.8654 (Panarakuum Island)	0.51
Panarakiim Motina	10°46′51″S 151°52′51″E / 10.7807°S 151.8808°E / -10.7807; 151.8808 (Panarakiim Motina)	0.08
	10°48′01″S 151°54′12″E / 10.8002°S 151.9032°E / -10.8002; 151.9032 (Muniara Island)	0.23
Auriroa Island	10°48′23″S 151°55′21″E / 10.8064°S 151.9224°E / -10.8064; 151.9224 (Auriroa Island)	0.76
Panamaiia	10°50′03″S 151°52′28″E / 10.8341°S 151.8745°E / -10.8341; 151.8745 (Panamaiia)	0.06
Tarapaniian	10°49′33″S 151°50′25″E / 10.8258°S 151.8403°E / -10.8258; 151.8403 (Tarapaniian)	0.06
Panaiiaii	10°49′15″S 151°49′44″E / 10.8207°S 151.8288°E / -10.8207; 151.8288 (Panaiiaii)	0.05
Kisa	10°46′56″S 151°49′43″E / 10.7821°S 151.8285°E / -10.7821; 151.8285 (Kisa)	0.08
Itamarina	10°45′48″S 151°46′16″E / 10.7634°S 151.7711°E / -10.7634; 151.7711 (Itamarina)	0.05

Differing surface areas, and sometimes divergent names for individual islands can be found in Oceandots : Irai (97 ha), Panasesa (63.5 ha), Auriora (61 ha), Panarakum (38.8 ha), Panibari (24.7 ha ), Tubiniguam (17.8 ha), Moniara (13 ha), Ginouri (11 ha) and Tupit (10 ha). Thereafter, the total land area of the archipelago is 3.75 km² ^[4]

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