Nuakata Island

Nuakata Island is a small, mountainous island in the Goschen Strait south of Normanby Island and east of East Cape. It is part of in southeastern . Mount Tanorabwa is the highest point on the island at 1,072 feet.
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Nuakata Island

Latitude
-10.28797° or 10° 17′ 17″ south
Longitude
151.01775° or 151° 1′ 4″ east
Population
493
Elevation
242 metres (794 feet)
Open location code
5RXHP269+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 20849267
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2132812
Wiki­data ID
Q7067784
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Japanese—“Nuakata Island” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Nuakata Island
  • Cebuano: Nuakata Island
  • Czech: Ostrov Nuakata
  • Dutch: Nuakata Island
  • German: Nuakata
  • Italian: Nuakata
  • Japanese: ヌアカタ島

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