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.Kiwai Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island
- Categories: reef island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-8.55211° or 8° 33′ 8″ south
Longitude
143.41327° or 143° 24′ 48″ east
Population
2,090
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
UN/LOCODE
PG KWX
Open location code
6R35CCX7+58
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Wikidata ID
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