Calvados Chain

	Calvados Chain The Calvados Chain are a group of islands in the Solomon Sea, belonging to Papua New Guinea within the Louisiade Archipelago. Geography The group extends from Pana Varavara in the west to the small island of Nigaho in the east over a distance of 88 km. The easternmost island of Nigaho is where the chain of islands end. Pana Tinani is separated from the group by the isolated Magamaga Channel. The islands rise up to 302 meters (Motorina) steeply from the sea and are either wooded or overgrown with grass. Many islands are surrounded by their own reefs and small lagoons. Apart from the high islands, there are numerous low coral islands and reefs. The eastern edge of the chain lies to the northwest of Vanatinai Vanatinai Island (also called Tagula and Sudest, for the names of the extreme capes of the island) is a volcanic island in the south-east of the Louisiade Archipelago within Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The reef-fringed island is approxi ... (formerly Sude ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Louisiade Archipelago The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands in Papua New Guinea. It is located 200 km southeast of New Guinea, stretching over more than and spread over an ocean area of between the Solomon Sea to the north and the Coral Sea to the south. The aggregate land area of the islands is about , with Vanatinai (Tagula) being the largest. Rogeia, Samarai and Sariba lie closest to New Guinea, while Misima, Vanatinai, and Rossel islands lie further east. History The islands were discovered by a Spanish expedition led by Luis Váez de Torres in 1606, that was part of the Fernandez de Quiros fleet which had sailed from South America in search of Australia. The Torres expedition visited various islands including Basilaki Island, which he named ''San Buenaventura'' in July 1606. It is possible that Malay and Chinese sailors also visited the islands earlier. More than a century later, in 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Austronesians The Austronesian peoples, sometimes referred to as Austronesian-speaking peoples, are a large group of peoples in Taiwan, Maritime Southeast Asia, Micronesia, coastal New Guinea, Island Melanesia, Polynesia, and Madagascar that speak Austronesian languages. They also include indigenous ethnic minorities in Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Hainan, the Comoros, and the Torres Strait Islands. The nations and territories predominantly populated by Austronesian-speaking peoples are sometimes known collectively as Austronesia. Based on the current scientific consensus, they originated from a prehistoric seaborne migration, known as the Austronesian expansion, from pre-Han Taiwan, at around 1500 to 1000 BCE. Austronesians reached the northernmost Philippines, specifically the Batanes Islands, by around 2200 BCE. Austronesians used sails some time before 2000 BCE. In conjunction with their use of other maritime technologies (notably catamarans, outrigger boats, lashed-lug boa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gulewa Island Gulewa Island is an island in Papua New Guinea, part of the Calvados Chain within the Louisiade Archipelago The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands in Papua New Guinea. It is located 200 km southeast of New Guinea, stretching over more than and spread .... It is located near Utian Island. It is used as a gardening island for the Utian Islanders. References Islands of Milne Bay Province Louisiade Archipelago {{MilneBayProvince-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pana Udu Udi Pana or PANA may refer to: Pana (mythology), a god in Inuit religion PANA, in telecommunications, a Plain ANAlog loop Alarm circuit * Protocol for carrying Authentication for Network Access, a network access authentication protocol Pana, used for PanaPress of Pan African NewsAgency Another name for punch marked coins used in India until the third century ''Pana'', the term for a snow knife in Inuktitut Pana language, a language spoken in the Central African Republic * Pa Na language, a language spoken in Hunan, China Pana language (Gur), a language spoken in Burkina Faso and Mali Pana Wave or Pana Wave Laboratory, a Japanese new religious group * "Pana" (song), a 2016 single by Tekno People Paná (footballer), Angolan footballer Places Pana, Burkina Faso, a village in Balé Province, Burkina Faso * Pana, Gabon Pana, Tibet Pana, Illinois, United States * Pana, Ontario, Canada Paňa, a village in Nitra District, Slovakia Pana, Indonesia Pa-na, Burma Other uses Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pana Rora Island Pana Rora Island is an island in Papua New Guinea, part of the Calvados Chain within the Louisiade Archipelago The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands in Papua New Guinea. It is located 200 km southeast of New Guinea, stretching over more than and spread .... It is located near Utian Island. It is used as a gardening island for the Utian Islanders. References Islands of Milne Bay Province Louisiade Archipelago {{PapuaNewGuinea-island-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sloss Islands The Sloss Islands are an uninhabited archipelago in Louisiade Archipelago. The Sloss Islands belong to the Calvados Chain The Calvados Chain are a group of islands in the Solomon Sea, belonging to Papua New Guinea within the Louisiade Archipelago. Geography The group extends from Pana Varavara in the west to the small island of Nigaho in the east over a distance o .... They are densely vegetation-covered coral islands located west of Utian Island and northeast of Pana Varavara. The archipelago consists of two islands, Rara (19 ha ) and Pana Roba (17 ha). The highest elevation on Rara is . The island is located on the northeast side of Tawal-reef. Pana Roba is on the northwest side of the reef and up to . Rara, previously inhabited, is now being used as fishermen huts for the men departing from Utian Island. The men are also claiming coconuts on both islands. References Archipelagoes of Papua New Guinea Islands of Milne Bay Province Louisiade Archipelago {{P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Misima-Paneati Language Misima-Panaeati, also called Misiman, is an indigenous Austronesian language spoken on the islands of Misima, Panaeati, and the islands of the eastern half of the Calvados Chain of Papua New Guinea. Phonology Vowels Misima-Paneati has 5 vowel phonemes. Consonants Misima-Paneati has 17 consonant phonemes. Syllables In Misima-Paneati, the following syllable types commonly occur: V, CV, CVC, and VC. The open syllables V and CV are found in all positions of words, whereas the closed syllables CVC and VC are only found word finally and across morpheme boundaries, with the exception of the following 5 words: * – ‘feelings’ * – ‘centre pole’ * – ‘fingernail’ * – ‘centre rib of coconut leaf’ * – ‘sneeze’ The only monomorphemic consonant clusters that always occur across syllable boundaries are: * * * * * Notes External links * Materials on Misima are included in the open access Arthur Capell collectionsAC1anAC2 and the Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vanatinai Vanatinai Island (also called Tagula and Sudest, for the names of the extreme capes of the island) is a volcanic island in the south-east of the Louisiade Archipelago within Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The reef-fringed island is approximately south-east of New Guinea and south of Misima. With an area of , it is the largest island of the archipelago. Tagula town, the main settlement, is located on the north-west coast. The population was 3628 . The principal export is copra. Geography The island is long, stretching from Cape Tagula to Cape Sudest, and up to wide. A wooded mountain range runs through the length of the island, with the summit, Mount Riu () near the center. The most important peaks of the range are, from west to east: Mount Madau () Mount Gangulua () Mount Riu (formerly called Mount Rattlesnake) () Mount Imau () Mount Arumbi () Climate Most of Tagula island has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) but the main settlement of Tagula, located in the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pana Tinani Pana Tinani is an island in the Louisiade Archipelago in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Geography The island has an area of 78 km2, making it the sixth largest island of the Louisiade Archipelago. The island is hilly, rising to 338 m at Mt. Guyuba. The island is 3.1 km north of Vanatinai, and separated from it with the Bulami Channel. It is also 100 meters east of Nigao, the easternmost island in the Calvados Chain The Calvados Chain are a group of islands in the Solomon Sea, belonging to Papua New Guinea within the Louisiade Archipelago. Geography The group extends from Pana Varavara in the west to the small island of Nigaho in the east over a distance o .... separated with the Magamaga Channel. History The island was discovered in the late 18th century, named after the wife of the explorer Joannett. Population At the census of population in 2014, the island had 740 inhabitants, spread across 11 villages. The main town is Bwailahina (formerly Hebwaun) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nigaho Island Nigaho Island is an island in Papua New Guinea, part of the Calvados Chain within the Louisiade Archipelago. Politically, it is in Pana Tinani Ward, not like the other Calvados Chain islands which all belong to the Calvados Chain The Calvados Chain are a group of islands in the Solomon Sea, belonging to Papua New Guinea within the Louisiade Archipelago. Geography The group extends from Pana Varavara in the west to the small island of Nigaho in the east over a distance o ... Ward. It is the most densely populated island of the chain. It is the most eastern island of the chain. References Islands of Milne Bay Province Louisiade Archipelago {{PapuaNewGuinea-island-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]