Goodenough Island

Goodenough Island
Goodenough Island is located in Papua New Guinea
Goodenough Island
Goodenough Island
Geography
LocationMelanesia
Coordinates9°22′S 150°16′E / 9.367°S 150.267°E / -9.367; 150.267
ArchipelagoD'Entrecasteaux Islands
Area687 km2 (265 sq mi)
Highest elevation2,536 m (8320 ft)
Highest pointMount Vineuo
Administration
Demographics
Population20,814 (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.

  1. ^ http://islands.unep.ch/IHD.htm#850
  2. ^ "Papua New Guinea - Goodenough Island". Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2016.