Kuwanak Island is an island in Papua New Guinea, part of the Calvados Chain within the Louisiade Archipelago. Its only settlement is called Abagagaheia, and it is located on the northwestern point. At low tide you can walk to Taifaur.

Kuwanak Island

Nickname: Abagagaheia Island
Satellite image
Kuwanak Island
Geography
Location	Oceania
Coordinates	11°10′S 152°55′E[1]
Archipelago	Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water	Solomon Sea
Total islands	1
Major islands	Kuwanak
Area	3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Highest elevation	182 m (597 ft)
Highest point	Mount Kuwanak
Administration
Papua New Guinea
Province	Milne Bay
District	Samarai-Murua District
LLG[2]	Louisiade Rural LLG
Island Group	Calvados Chain
Largest settlement	Abagagaheia (pop. 170)
Demographics
Population	170 (2014)
Pop. density	46/km2 (119/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
ISO code	PG-MBA
Official website	web.archive.org/web/20101223043232/http://oceandots.com/pacific/png/deboyne.php

References

This Milne Bay Province geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e