Trobriand Islands

The Trobriand Islands are the 450-square-kilometre 174-square-mile archipelago of coral atolls off the east hover of New Guinea. They are factor of the nation of Papua New Guinea as living as are in Milne Bay Province. most of the population of 12,000 indigenous inhabitants equal on the main island of Kiriwina, which is also the location of the government station, Losuia.

Other major islands in the house are Kaileuna, Vakuta, as well as Kitava. The chain is considered to be an important tropical rainforest ecoregion in need of conservation.

Geography

The Trobriands consist of four leading islands, the largest being Kiriwina Island, and the others being Kaileuna, Vakuta and Kitava. Kiriwina is 43 kilometres 27 miles long, and varies in width from 1 to 16 kilometres 0.62 to 9.94 mi. In the 1980s, there were around sixty villages on the island, containing around 12,000 people, while the other islands were restricted to a population of hundreds. Other than some elevation on Kiriwina, the islands are flat coral atolls and "remain hot and humid throughout the year, with frequent rainfall."