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Kilinailau Islands (also known as the Tulun Islands or Carteret Atoll)
- located 86 km northeast of Bougainville Island. The atoll has a diameter of 16 km and contains 6 low coral islands (including Han, Iagain, Iesala, Iolasa, and Piul) with a combined land area of around 0.6 km².
- "sinking island", predicted to be the world's first populated atoll to be ovetaken by sea
- located 86 km northeast of Bougainville Island. The atoll has a diameter of 16 km and contains 6 low coral islands (including Han, Iagain, Iesala, Iolasa, and Piul) with a combined land area of around 0.6 km².
- "sinking island", predicted to be the world's first populated atoll to be ovetaken by sea
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carteret_Islands
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 4°45'30"S 155°23'13"E
- Buka 100 km
- Green Islands 150 km
- Takuu Atoll 170 km
- Nuguria Atoll 198 km
- Ambitle 218 km
- Tanga Islands 294 km
- Lihir, New Ireland province 372 km
- Tabar 438 km
- Tatau 450 km
- New Ireland 577 km
- South West Channel 5.8 km
- North West Channel 10 km
- South Channel 10 km
- epicenter of m4.7 quake 62 km
- Autonomous Region of Bougainville 103 km
- Chabai 108 km
- Site of Bonis Airfield (WWII) 108 km
- Bishop Wade Secondary School 109 km
- Matchin Bay 113 km
- Wreck of HIJMS I-176 147 km