Nuakata
Nuakata | ||
---|---|---|
NASA satellite image of Nuakata (center, left). | ||
Waters | Goschen Strait ( Solomon Sea ) | |
Geographical location | 10 ° 17 ′ 16 ″ S , 151 ° 1 ′ 3 ″ E | |
|
||
length | 5.2 km | |
width | 5 km | |
surface | 10 km² | |
Highest elevation | 280 m | |
Residents | 493 (2000) 49 inhabitants / km² |
|
main place | Nuakata |
Nuakata is a volcanic island in the Goschen Strait , a strait of the southern Solomon Sea , located 18 km southwest of the island of Normanby and 14 km southeast of the East Cape , the most southeastern tip of the island of New Guinea .
About 2 km east of the irregularly shaped island of Nuakata are the small uninhabited islands of Boirama and Diawari .
At the 2000 census, the island had 493 inhabitants in 94 households, all in the village of the same name, Nuakata.
Administratively, the island belongs to the Maramatana Rural LLG (Local Level Government) Area in the Alotau district of the Milne Bay Province .
literature
Web links
- Tourist information about Nuakata (illustrated, English)