Kitai Katoa Island

Kitai Katoa Island
Nickname: Glenton Island
Kitai Katoa Island
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 10°40′20″S 151°06′19″E / 10.67222°S 151.10528°E / -10.67222; 151.10528Coordinates: 10°40′20″S 151°06′19″E / 10.67222°S 151.10528°E / -10.67222; 151.10528[1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water Solomon Sea
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Kitai Katoa     
Area 0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Length 0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Width 1.05 km (0.652 mi)
Coastline 1.4 km (0.87 mi)
Highest elevation 101 m (331 ft)
Administration
Province  Milne Bay
Island Group Samarai Islands
Island Group Kitai Islands
Ward Bedauna Ward
Largest settlement
Maragum
(population 17)
Demographics
Demonym Papuan people
Population 17 (2014)
Pop. density 31 /km2 (80 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
Official website www.ncdc.gov.pg
ISO Code = PG-MBA

Kitai Katoa Island (also known as Glenton Island) is an island in the Louisiade Archipelago, off the east coast of Basilaki Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

Administration

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

Kitai Katoa is part of the Kitai Islands, itself a part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago. It is located between Kitai Bai Island and the Kitai Lilivea Island.

References


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