Panawina Island | |
Native Name Lang: | png |
Sobriquet: | Kaluma Island |
Pushpin Map: | Papua New Guinea |
Coordinates: | [1] |
Archipelago: | Louisiade Archipelago |
Waterbody: | Solomon Sea |
Total Islands: | 1 |
Area Km2: | 30.55 |
Coastline M: | --> |
Elevation M: | 288 |
Highest Mount: | Mount Kaluma |
Country: | Papua New Guinea |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Province |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | District |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Samarai-Murua District |
Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | LLG[2] |
Country Admin Divisions 2: | Louisiade Rural LLG |
Country Admin Divisions Title 3: | Island Group |
Country Admin Divisions 3: | Calvados Chain |
Country Largest City: | Bomalou |
Country Largest City Population: | 300 |
Population: | 456 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Density Km2: | 15 |
Ethnic Groups: | Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians. |
Timezone1: | AEST |
Utc Offset1: | +10 |
Iso Code Type: | ISO code |
Iso Code: | PG-MBA |
Pana Wina Island is an island of Papua New Guinea. It is part of the Calvados Chain, a grouping of islands within the Louisiade Archipelago. Pana Wina is the largest island in the Calvados Chain, and lies near the eastern end of the chain, just west of Hemenahei Island.[3] The very small Yakimoan Island lies just west of Pana Wina.The capital village of the Calvados Chain, where the ward's school is located, Bomalou, with a population of just over 300, lies on the western shore of the island.