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The Conflict Group is an atoll in Papua New Guinea. The group was sighted in 1879 by HMS Cormorant, by moonlight; it was named in 1880 by Bower, captain of HMS Conflict.[3] Irai Island is the center of population of the group.

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Conflict Islands

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Conflict Islands Location of the Conflict Islands
Geography
Location	Oceania
Coordinates	10°46′48″S 151°47′32″E[1]
Archipelago	Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent to	Solomon Sea
Total islands	21
Major islands	Irai Lunn Auriroa Panarakuum Panasesa
Area	4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Length	21 km (13 mi)
Width	10 km (6 mi)
Administration
Papua New Guinea
Province	Milne Bay
District	Samarai-Murua District
LLG[2]	Bwanabwana Rural LLG
Island Group	Calvados Chain
Largest settlement	Irai (pop. 20)
Demographics
Population	30 (2014)
Pop. density	6.6/km2 (17.1/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
ISO code	PG-MBA
Official website	www.ncdc.gov.pg

The small Panasesa Island has an eco resort with a small staff.

In September 2022 the Papua New Guinea government ordered an investigation into the islands' ownership after their owner, Australian businessman Ian Gowrie Smith, attempted to sell them.[4]

Islands in Conflict Group

The individual islands in a clockwise direction, starting in the west (Kisa and Itamarina in the lagoon):

Name	Coordinates	Area km²
Ilai (Irai Island)	10.7675°S 151.6925°E / -10.7675; 151.6925 (Ilai (Irai))	1.18
Panasesa Island	10.7400°S 151.7250°E / -10.7400; 151.7250 (Panasesa)	0.68
Madiboiboi?	10.7306°S 151.7406°E / -10.7306; 151.7406 (Madiboiboi?)	0.10
Gabugabutau	10.7210°S 151.7485°E / -10.7210; 151.7485 (Gabugabutau)	0.17
Tubinagurm Island	10.7175°S 151.7723°E / -10.7175; 151.7723 (Tubinagurm Island)	0.25
Lutmatavi Island	10.7220°S 151.7874°E / -10.7220; 151.7874 (Lutmatavi Island)	0.06
Panaboal	10.7393°S 151.8255°E / -10.7393; 151.8255 (Panaboal)	0.52
Ginara Island	10.7521°S 151.8308°E / -10.7521; 151.8308 (Ginara Island)	0.14
Panarakuum Island	10.7699°S 151.8654°E / -10.7699; 151.8654 (Panarakuum Island)	0.51
Panarakiim Motina	10.7807°S 151.8808°E / -10.7807; 151.8808 (Panarakiim Motina)	0.08
Muniara Island	10.8002°S 151.9032°E / -10.8002; 151.9032 (Muniara Island)	0.23
Auriroa Island	10.8064°S 151.9224°E / -10.8064; 151.9224 (Auriroa Island)	0.76
Panamaiia	10.8341°S 151.8745°E / -10.8341; 151.8745 (Panamaiia)	0.06
Tarapaniian	10.8258°S 151.8403°E / -10.8258; 151.8403 (Tarapaniian)	0.06
Panaiiaii	10.8207°S 151.8288°E / -10.8207; 151.8288 (Panaiiaii)	0.05
Kisa	10.7821°S 151.8285°E / -10.7821; 151.8285 (Kisa)	0.08
Itamarina	10.7634°S 151.7711°E / -10.7634; 151.7711 (Itamarina)	0.05

Differing surface areas, and sometimes divergent names for individual islands can be found in Oceandots: Irai (97 ha), Panasesa (63.5 ha), Auriora (61 ha), Panarakum (38.8 ha), Panibari (24.7 ha), Tubiniguam (17.8 ha), Moniara (13 ha), Ginouri (11 ha) and Tupit (10 ha). Thereafter, the total land area of the archipelago is 3.75 km².[5]

References

На других языках

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[de] Conflict-Inseln

Die Conflict-Inseln (auch Conflict Atoll) sind ein unbewohntes Atoll in der Salomonensee. Politisch gehören sie zur Provinz Milne Bay im Südosten von Papua-Neuguinea. Sie befinden sich 80 km südöstlich der Normanby und 35 km nördlich des zum Louisiade-Archipel gehörenden Long-Riffs, zwischen den Engineer-Inseln im Westen und den Deboyne-Inseln im Osten.

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- [en] Conflict Group

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