Pana Wina Island Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=TnHGVP_BfgUC&pg=PA168 Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20100811055024/http://www.pngimr.org.pg/png_med_journal/Empowerment%20-%20Sep_Dec%202000.pdf LLG map
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20101223191353/http://oceandots.com/pacific/png/calvados.php Calvados Chain