Kitava

Kitava
Geography
Location Solomon Sea
Coordinates 8°37′20″S 151°20′04″E / 8.62222°S 151.33444°E / -8.62222; 151.33444Coordinates: 8°37′20″S 151°20′04″E / 8.62222°S 151.33444°E / -8.62222; 151.33444
Archipelago Trobriand Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Pacific Ocean
Major islands Kiriwina, Kaileuna, Vakuta, Kitava
Country
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Kitava is one of the four major islands in the Trobriand Islands group of Papua New Guinea. The inhabitants of this island and their diet and lifestyle have been the subject of study by researcher Staffan Lindeberg and his colleagues due to their reported excellent health and traditional diet. Lindeberg et al. have published several works in peer-reviewed journals outlining their discoveries.[1]

Notes

  1. "TheKitavaStudy". Staffanlindeberg.com. Retrieved 2013-12-07.

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