Vakuta
Vakuta is an island in the Trobriand Islands group of Papua New Guinea. Vakuta is a near continuation of the Trobriands' main island Kiriwina to the south, separated from it only through the 400-metre wide Kasilamaka Passage.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Papua New Guinea
- Also known as: “Vakuta Island”
Vakuta
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-8.83796° or 8° 50′ 17″ southLongitude
151.155° or 151° 9′ 18″ eastPopulation
971Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
6R3H5563+RXOpenStreetMap ID
way 43846773OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Vakuta” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Vakuta”
- Cebuano: “Vakuta Island”
- Czech: “Ostrov Vakuta”
- Dutch: “Vakuta”
- Spanish: “Vakuta”
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