Kitai Katu Island
Appearance
Nickname: Haines Island | |
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Geography | |
Location | Oceania |
Coordinates | 10°40′20″S 151°03′40″E / 10.67222°S 151.06111°E[1] |
Archipelago | Louisiade Archipelago |
Adjacent to | Solomon Sea |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands |
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Area | 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi) |
Length | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) |
Width | 0.73 km (0.454 mi) |
Coastline | 3.9 km (2.42 mi) |
Highest elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
Administration | |
Province | Milne Bay |
Island Group | Samarai Islands |
Island Group | Kitai Islands |
Ward | Bedauna Ward |
Largest settlement | Kitai Katu (pop. 10) |
Demographics | |
Population | 10 (2014) |
Pop. density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians. |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
ISO code | PG-MBA |
Official website | www |
Kitai Katu Island (also known as Haines Island) is an island in the Louisiade Archipelago, off the east coast of Basilaki Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
Administration
[edit]The island is part of Bedauna Ward which belongs to Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area LLG, Samarai-Murua District, which are in Milne Bay Province.[2]
Geography
[edit]Kitai Katu is part of the Kitai Islands, itself a part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago. It is located between Kitai Lilivea Island and the town of Haliki on Basilaki Island.
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