Kabakon

Kabakon
Duke of York Islands
Kabakon
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 4°14′13.2″S 152°23′49.2″E / 4.237000°S 152.397000°E / -4.237000; 152.397000Coordinates: 4°14′13.2″S 152°23′49.2″E / 4.237000°S 152.397000°E / -4.237000; 152.397000
Archipelago Duke of York Islands
Total islands 13
Major islands Duke of York Island, Papua New Guinea
Area 3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Highest point 122
Administration

Kabakon or Kaka Kon Island is a small island in group of Duke of York Islands in the Bismark Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.[1] August Engelhardt chose Kabakon as the island to establish his Sun-worshiping sect, notable for only eating coconuts, from 1902 until his death.[2] [3] [4]

References

August Engelhardt 1911
  1. ↑ Kabakon Island: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
  2. ↑ Old Print Article: “Failure Of A Womanless Eden In The Pacific,” New York Times (1905)
  3. ↑ Zoë Bernard The Curious Case of August Engelhardt, Leader of a Coconut-Obsessed Cult November 30, 2017
  4. ↑ Nina Martyris Death By Coconut: A Story Of Food Obsession Gone Too Far December 3, 2015


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