Kitava

Kitava
Geography
Location Solomon Sea
Coordinates 8°37′20″S 151°20′04″E / 8.62222°S 151.33444°E / -8.62222; 151.33444Coordinates: 8°37′20″S 151°20′04″E / 8.62222°S 151.33444°E / -8.62222; 151.33444
Archipelago Trobriand Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Pacific Ocean
Major islands Kitava, Kiriwina, Kaileuna, Vakuta
Administration
Province Milne Bay Province
Additional information
Time zone

Kitava is one of the four major islands in the Trobriand Islands archipelago group of the Solomon Sea, located in Milne Bay Province of southeastern Papua New Guinea.

Ethnography

The inhabitants of this island and their diet and lifestyle have been the subject of study by researcher Staffan Lindeberg and his colleagues, due to their reported excellent health and traditional diet. Lindeberg et al. have published several works in peer-reviewed journals outlining their discoveries.[1]

See also

  • Trobriand Islands topics

Notes

  1. ↑ "TheKitavaStudy". Staffanlindeberg.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2013-12-07.

References


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