Kiwai Island
Kiwai Island is the largest island in the Fly River delta, Papua New Guinea. It is 59 km long along the northwest–southeast axis from Wamimuba Point in the northwest to the village of Saguane in the south, and up to 9 km wide, with an average width of 5.6 km.- Island
- …has about 2,090 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (50 feet)
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Latitude
-8.55211° or 8° 33′ 8″ south
Longitude
143.41327° or 143° 24′ 48″ east
UN/LOCODE
PG KWX
Open location code
6R35CCX7+58
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natural = coastline
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place = island
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