Pana Wina Island

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Panawina Island
Nickname: Kaluma Island
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Panawina Island
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 11°10′S153°00′E / 11.167°S 153.000°E / -11.167; 153.000 Coordinates: 11°10′S153°00′E / 11.167°S 153.000°E / -11.167; 153.000 [1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent to Solomon Sea
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Panawina
Area30.55 km2 (11.80 sq mi)
Highest elevation288 m (945 ft)
Highest pointMount Kaluma
Administration
Province Flag of Milne Bay.svg  Milne Bay
District Samarai-Murua District
LLG [2] Louisiade Rural LLG
Island Group Calvados Chain
Largest settlementBomalou(pop. 300)
Demographics
Population456 (2014)
Pop. density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Ethnic groups Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO code PG-MBA
Official website www.ncdc.gov.pg

Pana Wina Island is an island of Papua New Guinea. It is part of the Calvados Chain, a grouping of islands within the Louisiade Archipelago. Pana Wina is the largest island in the Calvados Chain, and lies near the eastern end of the chain, just west of Hemenahei Island. [3] The very small Yakimoan Island lies just west of Pana Wina. The capital village of the Calvados Chain, where the ward's school is located, Bomalou, with a population of just over 300, lies on the western shore of the island.

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