Kabakon Explained

Kabakon
Location:	Oceania
Map:	Papua New Guinea
Archipelago:	Duke of York Islands
Total Islands:	13
Major Islands:	Duke of York Island, Papua New Guinea
Area Km2:	3.6
Highest Mount:	122

Kabakon or Kaka Kon Island is a small island in group of Duke of York Islands in the Bismark Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.^[1] August Engelhardt chose Kabakon as the island to establish his Sun-worshipping sect, notable for only eating coconuts, from 1902 until his death.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-3032590&fid=4864&c=papua_new_guinea Kabakon Island: Papua New Guinea
2. http://afflictor.com/2014/03/14/old-print-article-failure-of-a-womanless-eden-in-the-pacific-new-york-times-1905/ Old Print Article: “Failure Of A Womanless Eden In The Pacific,” New York Times (1905)
3. Zoë Bernard The Curious Case of August Engelhardt, Leader of a Coconut-Obsessed Cult November 30, 2017
4. Nina Martyris Death By Coconut: A Story Of Food Obsession Gone Too Far December 3, 2015