Kilinailau Islands / Tulun Islands / Carteret Atoll

Papua New Guinea / North Solomons / Kieta /

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
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Coordinates:   4°45'30"S   155°23'13"E
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