Goodenough Island

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Goodenough Island

Goodenough Island
Geography
Location	Melanesia
Coordinates	9°22′S 150°16′E / 9.367°S 150.267°E / -9.367; 150.267
Archipelago	D'Entrecasteaux Islands
Area	687 km2 (265 sq mi)
Highest elevation	2,536 m (8320 ft)
Highest point	Mount Vineuo
Administration
Papua New Guinea
Demographics
Population	20,814 (2000)

Goodenough Island in the Solomon Sea, also known as Nidula Island, is the westernmost of the three large islands of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It lies to the east of mainland New Guinea and southwest of the Trobriand Islands.^[1] It is roughly circular in shape, measuring 39 by 26 kilometres (24 by 16 mi) with an area of 687 square kilometres (265 sq mi) and a shoreline of 116 kilometres (72 mi). A coastal belt varying in width from 2 to 10 kilometres (1.2 to 6.2 mi) is covered in grasslands and dissected by streams and coastal swamps. The island rises sharply to the summit of Mount Vineuo, 2,536 metres (8,320 ft) above sea level, making it one of the most precipitous islands in the world.^[2] The small outlier Wagifa Island lies to the south-east of the island, and is included within Goodenough's administration.