Nukumanu Islands

4°31′30″S 159°24′00″E / 4.52500°S 159.40000°E / -4.52500; 159.40000

Nukumanu
NASA picture of Nukumanu Atoll
Nukumanu is located in Papua New Guinea
Nukumanu
Nukumanu
Nukumanu is located in Pacific Ocean
Nukumanu
Nukumanu
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates4°31′S 159°24′E / 4.517°S 159.400°E / -4.517; 159.400
ArchipelagoGroup of three atolls
Total islands22
Area4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Highest elevation2 m (7 ft)
Administration
Autonomous Region Bougainville
DistrictNorth Bougainville
Local-level governmentAtolls Rural
Demographics
Population730 (2000[1])

The Nukumanu Islands, formerly the Tasman Islands, is an atoll of Papua New Guinea, located in the south-western Pacific Ocean, 4 degrees south of the Equator.

  1. ^ David Stanley, South Pacific handbook

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