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Goodenough Island

Island in Papua New Guinea

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Also known as Isla Goodenough

Country: Papua New Guinea
Located in: Milne Bay Province
Area: 687 km²
Elevation: 2,536 m
Population: 19,625
Located in/on physical feature: D'Entrecasteaux Islands

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Goodenough Island in the Solomon Sea, also known as Nidula Island, is the westernmost of the three large islands of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It lies to the east of mainland New Guinea and southwest of the Trobriand Islands. It is roughly circular in shape, measuring 39 by 26 kilometres with an area of 687 square kilometres (265 sq mi) and a shoreline of 116 kilometres (72 mi). A coastal belt varying in width from 2 to 10 kilometres is covered in grasslands and dissected by streams and coastal swamps. The island rises sharply to the summit of Mount Vineuo, 2,536 metres (8,320 ft) above sea level, making it one of the most precipitous islands in the world. The small outlier Wagifa Island lies to the south-east of the island, and is included within Goodenough's administration.

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Highest point: Mount Vineuo
Located in or next to body of water: Solomon Sea
Width: 26 km
Length: 39 km
Part of: D'Entrecasteaux Islands
Different from: Rarotonga

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-9.3667, 150.2670OpenStreetMap ↗

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