Kitai Lilivea Island

Kitai Lilivea Island
Nickname: Connor Island
Location within Papua New Guinea
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 10°39′44″S 151°05′19″E / 10.66222°S 151.08861°E / -10.66222; 151.08861Coordinates: 10°39′44″S 151°05′19″E / 10.66222°S 151.08861°E / -10.66222; 151.08861[1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water Solomon Sea
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Kitai Lilivea     
Area 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Length 1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Width 2.8 km (1.74 mi)
Coastline 8.1 km (5.03 mi)
Highest elevation 154 m (505 ft)
Highest point Mount Lilivea
Administration
Province  Milne Bay
Island Group Samarai Islands
Island Group Kitai Islands
Ward Bedauna Ward
Largest settlement
Kitai
(population 190)
Demographics
Demonym Papuan people
Population 190 (as of 2014)
Density 57 /km2 (148 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
Official website www.ncdc.gov.pg
ISO Code = PG-MBA

Kitai Lilivea Island (also known as Connor 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 Lilivea is part of the Kitai Islands, itself a part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago. It is located between Kitai Katoa Island and the Kitai Katu Island.

References


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