Koil
| Koil | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Le Maire Islands | |
| Geographical location | 3 ° 21 '23 " S , 144 ° 12' 26" E | |
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| length | 3.1 km | |
| width | 1.6 km | |
| surface | 2 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 90 m | |
| Residents | 721 (2000) 361 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Waur | |
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Koil , formerly also called Keul or Deblois Island , is a small island in the South Pacific island state of Papua New Guinea ( East Sepik Province ).
Koil is about 15 km southeast of Vokeo Island . In contrast to this, Koil is barely 90 meters high at the highest point. The coral island is one of the Le Maire Islands , which were discovered in 1616 by the Dutch Schouten and Le Maire .
In 2000 there were 721 people living on Koil in two villages on the west coast of the island facing the mainland (Waur with 533 and Tob with 188 inhabitants).
