Conflict Group

Conflict Islands
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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
Area 4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Length 21 km (13 mi)
Width 10 km (6 mi)
Administration
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
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 Panasea 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):

NameCoordinatesArea
km²
Ilai (Irai Island)10°46′06″S 151°41′39″E / 10.7683776096°S 151.694046177°E / -10.7683776096; 151.694046177 (Ilai (Irai))1.18
Panasesa Island10°44′25″S 151°43′28″E / 10.7401772074°S 151.724495665°E / -10.7401772074; 151.724495665 (Panasesa)0.68
Madiboiboi?10°43′50″S 151°44′26″E / 10.7305297816°S 151.740444554°E / -10.7305297816; 151.740444554 (Madiboiboi?)0.10
Gabugabutau10°43′14″S 151°44′58″E / 10.720423813°S 151.749362554°E / -10.720423813; 151.749362554 (Gabugabutau)0.17
Tubinagurm Island10°43′03″S 151°46′20″E / 10.717543851°S 151.772326048°E / -10.717543851; 151.772326048 (Tubinagurm Island)0.25
Lutmatavi Island10°43′19″S 151°47′15″E / 10.7219989488°S 151.787380193°E / -10.7219989488; 151.787380193 (Lutmatavi Island)0.06
Panaboal10°44′22″S 151°49′32″E / 10.7393370335°S 151.825532007°E / -10.7393370335; 151.825532007 (Panaboal)0.52
Ginara Island10°45′08″S 151°49′51″E / 10.7520951772°S 151.830827668°E / -10.7520951772; 151.830827668 (Ginara Island)0.14
Panarakuum Island10°46′12″S 151°51′56″E / 10.7699365756°S 151.865442143°E / -10.7699365756; 151.865442143 (Panarakuum Island)0.51
Panarakiim Motina10°46′51″S 151°52′51″E / 10.7807317234°S 151.880799956°E / -10.7807317234; 151.880799956 (Panarakiim Motina)0.08
Muniara Island10°48′01″S 151°54′11″E / 10.8002153106°S 151.903191938°E / -10.8002153106; 151.903191938 (Muniara Island)0.23
Auriroa Island10°48′23″S 151°55′21″E / 10.806379283°S 151.922434091°E / -10.806379283; 151.922434091 (Auriroa Island)0.76
Panamaiia10°50′03″S 151°52′28″E / 10.8341053154°S 151.874522976°E / -10.8341053154; 151.874522976 (Panamaiia)0.06
Tarapaniian10°49′33″S 151°50′25″E / 10.8258101597°S 151.840307831°E / -10.8258101597; 151.840307831 (Tarapaniian)0.06
Panaiiaii10°49′15″S 151°49′44″E / 10.8207487441°S 151.828769404°E / -10.8207487441; 151.828769404 (Panaiiaii)0.05
Kisa10°46′55″S 151°49′42″E / 10.7820627908°S 151.828462813°E / -10.7820627908; 151.828462813 (Kisa)0.08
Itamarina10°45′48″S 151°46′16″E / 10.7633967175°S 151.771092246°E / -10.7633967175; 151.771092246 (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]

References

  1. ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
  2. ↑ LLG map
  3. ↑ Arthur Wichman (Hrsg.): History of New-Guinea (bis 1828). Bd. 1, E. J. Brill, Leiden 1909, S. 271
  4. ↑ Oceandots.com: Conflict Islands
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