Conflict Group
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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.
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 | Area sq mi |
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Ilai (Irai Island) | 10°46′03″S 151°41′33″E / 10.7675°S 151.6925°E / -10.7675; 151.6925 (Ilai (Irai)) | 1.18 | 0.46 |
Panasesa Island | 10°44′24″S 151°43′30″E / 10.7400°S 151.7250°E / -10.7400; 151.7250 (Panasesa) | 0.68 | 0.26 |
Madiboiboi? | 10°43′50″S 151°44′26″E / 10.7306°S 151.7406°E / -10.7306; 151.7406 (Madiboiboi?) | 0.10 | 0.039 |
Gabugabutau | 10°43′16″S 151°44′55″E / 10.7210°S 151.7485°E / -10.7210; 151.7485 (Gabugabutau) | 0.17 | 0.066 |
Tubinagurm Island | 10°43′03″S 151°46′20″E / 10.7175°S 151.7723°E / -10.7175; 151.7723 (Tubinagurm Island) | 0.25 | 0.097 |
Lutmatavi Island | 10°43′19″S 151°47′15″E / 10.7220°S 151.7874°E / -10.7220; 151.7874 (Lutmatavi Island) | 0.06 | 0.023 |
Panaboal | 10°44′21″S 151°49′32″E / 10.7393°S 151.8255°E / -10.7393; 151.8255 (Panaboal) | 0.52 | 0.20 |
Ginara Island | 10°45′08″S 151°49′51″E / 10.7521°S 151.8308°E / -10.7521; 151.8308 (Ginara Island) | 0.14 | 0.054 |
Panarakuum Island | 10°46′12″S 151°51′55″E / 10.7699°S 151.8654°E / -10.7699; 151.8654 (Panarakuum Island) | 0.51 | 0.20 |
Panarakiim Motina | 10°46′51″S 151°52′51″E / 10.7807°S 151.8808°E / -10.7807; 151.8808 (Panarakiim Motina) | 0.08 | 0.031 |
Muniara Island | 10°48′01″S 151°54′12″E / 10.8002°S 151.9032°E / -10.8002; 151.9032 (Muniara Island) | 0.23 | 0.089 |
Auriroa Island | 10°48′23″S 151°55′21″E / 10.8064°S 151.9224°E / -10.8064; 151.9224 (Auriroa Island) | 0.76 | 0.29 |
Panamaiia | 10°50′03″S 151°52′28″E / 10.8341°S 151.8745°E / -10.8341; 151.8745 (Panamaiia) | 0.06 | 0.023 |
Tarapaniian | 10°49′33″S 151°50′25″E / 10.8258°S 151.8403°E / -10.8258; 151.8403 (Tarapaniian) | 0.06 | 0.023 |
Panaiiaii | 10°49′15″S 151°49′44″E / 10.8207°S 151.8288°E / -10.8207; 151.8288 (Panaiiaii) | 0.05 | 0.019 |
Kisa | 10°46′56″S 151°49′43″E / 10.7821°S 151.8285°E / -10.7821; 151.8285 (Kisa) | 0.08 | 0.031 |
Itamarina | 10°45′48″S 151°46′16″E / 10.7634°S 151.7711°E / -10.7634; 151.7711 (Itamarina) | 0.05 | 0.019 |
Differing surface areas, and sometimes divergent names for individual islands can be found in Oceandots: Irai (97 ha; 240 acres), Panasesa (63.5 ha; 157 acres), Auriora (61 ha; 150 acres), Panarakum (38.8 ha; 96 acres), Panibari (24.7 ha; 61 acres), Tubiniguam (17.8 ha; 44 acres), Moniara (13 ha; 32 acres), Ginouri (11 ha; 27 acres) and Tupit (10 ha; 25 acres). Thereafter, the total land area of the archipelago is 3.75 km2 (1.45 sq mi).[5]
References
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
- ^ Selve B, Bwaduai S, Nisa M, James K, Usurup JP, Turner P, Melrose W, Yas W, Samuel R, Eddie C (2000). "Community empowerment in the control of lymphatic filariasis in Misima, Milne Bay Province using diethylcarbamazine in combination with albendazole" (PDF). The Papua New Guinea Medical Journal. 43 (3-4 Sep-Dec): 184. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2010.
- ^ Arthur Wichman (Hrsg.): History of New-Guinea (bis 1828). Bd. 1, E. J. Brill, Leiden 1909, S. 271
- ^ "Investigation into Conflict Islands". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Oceandots.com: Conflict Islands
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