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Papua New Guinea — islands

🏝️ Island destinations, not beaches. Drawn from Wikidata (CC0) — a curated worldwide set of real islands (inhabited, guide-backed or ≥1 km²; never a bare dot to pad the count). No water-quality registry applies and no live conditions are shown here. Each island links to its Wikidata source record, and to its Wikivoyage traveler guide where one exists. For registry-backed beaches, use the official directory.

100 island destinations in Papua New Guinea, biggest populations first (real Wikidata figures). Each links to its source record — and to a Wikivoyage traveler guide where one exists.

New Britain

5.7500°S, 150.6000°E · 514k people · 36,520 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗📖 traveler guide (Wikivoyage) ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Bougainville Island

6.2444°S, 155.3839°E · 234k people · 9,318 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

New Ireland

3.3300°S, 152.0000°E · 100k people · 7,405 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Buka Island

5.2500°S, 154.6333°E · 54k people · 682 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Manus Island

2.1000°S, 146.9000°E · 33k people · 1,940 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Kiriwina

8.6667°S, 150.9167°E · 22k people · 291 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Fergusson Island

9.5175°S, 150.6750°E · 22k people · 1,437 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Daru Island

9.0861°S, 143.2075°E · 21k people · 15 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Goodenough Island

9.3667°S, 150.2670°E · 20k people · 687 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Normanby Island

10.0667°S, 151.0333°E · 19k people · 1,040 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Lihir Island

3.1625°S, 152.5781°E · 18k people · 205 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

New Hanover Island

2.5167°S, 150.2500°E · 17k people · 1,227 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Misima Island

10.6667°S, 152.7500°E · 15k people · 215 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Manam

4.0833°S, 145.0333°E · 11k people · 83 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Unea

4.8889°S, 149.1403°E · 9k people · 33 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Rossel Island

11.3500°S, 154.1500°E · 5k people · 263 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Nissan Island

4.5000°S, 154.2167°E · 5k people · 37 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Garove

4.6833°S, 149.4833°E · 4k people · 52 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Woodlark Island

9.1264°S, 152.7722°E · 3k people · 874 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Bagabag

4.8000°S, 146.2333°E · 3k people · 37 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Kitava

8.6222°S, 151.3344°E · 3k people · 15 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Mussau Island

1.4170°S, 149.6330°E · 3k people · 414 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Vanatinai

11.5000°S, 153.4333°E · 2k people · 830 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Kiwai Island

8.5500°S, 143.4167°E · 2k people · 359 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Watom Island

4.1167°S, 152.0667°E · 2k people · 14 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Bam

3.6167°S, 144.8167°E · 1k people · 3.8 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Simberi Island

2.6248°S, 151.9739°E · 1k people · 40 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Dyaul Island

2.9333°S, 150.8833°E · 1k people · 100 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Lou Island

2.4000°S, 147.3500°E · 1k people · 32 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Rambutyo Island

2.3000°S, 147.8169°E · 1k people · 88 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Vakuta

8.8625°S, 151.1906°E · 971 people
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Vokeo

3.2333°S, 144.0333°E · 900 people · 16 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Wuvulu Island

1.7167°S, 142.8333°E · 824 people · 14 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Iwa Island

8.7040°S, 151.6750°E · 766 people
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Koil Island

3.3500°S, 144.1333°E · 721 people · 2.0 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Emirau Island

1.6500°S, 149.9667°E · 700 people · 50 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Sanaroa Island

9.6167°S, 151.0000°E · 692 people · 40 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Wari

10.9594°S, 151.0647°E · 663 people · 1.7 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Pak

2.0803°S, 147.6367°E · 600 people · 18 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Blup Blup

3.5089°S, 144.6064°E · 513 people · 3.5 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Nuakata Island

10.2797°S, 151.0236°E · 493 people · 10 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Parama Island

9.0025°S, 143.4153°E · 441 people · 37 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Kadovar

3.6089°S, 144.5883°E · 434 people · 1.0 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Aua Island

1.4500°S, 143.0667°E · 419 people · 7.0 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Tong Island

2.0510°S, 147.7670°E · 400 people · 25 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Baluan Island

2.5500°S, 147.2833°E · 300 people · 17 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Pana Tinani

11.2303°S, 153.1569°E · 225 people · 78 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Yeina Island

11.3333°S, 153.4500°E · 145 people · 16 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Goaribari Island

7.7722°S, 144.2238°E · 100 people · 40 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Tench Island

1.6506°S, 150.6719°E · 100 people · 0.5 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Anagusa

10.7142°S, 151.2408°E · 85 people · 1.4 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Vial Island

3.3890°S, 144.4070°E · 68 people · 9.0 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Populai Island

10.6667°S, 150.8911°E · 15 people · 1.7 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Bristow Island

9.1233°S, 143.2408°E · uninhabited · 33 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Dobu Island

9.7667°S, 150.8833°E · uninhabited · 7.2 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Narage

4.5470°S, 149.1120°E · uninhabited · 1.4 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Ambitle

4.0808°S, 153.6214°E · 87 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Bagaman Island

11.1333°S, 152.6833°E · 7.5 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Basilaki Island

10.6167°S, 151.0000°E · 106 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Boang Island

3.3833°S, 153.3000°E · 27 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Bobo Eina Island

11.1333°S, 152.7333°E · 2.4 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Buiari Island

10.6719°S, 150.9319°E · 3.1 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Doini Island

10.6986°S, 150.7153°E · 4.1 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Duke of York Island

4.1667°S, 152.4500°E · 52 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

East Island

10.3956°S, 152.1039°E · 2.9 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Garua Island

5.3019°S, 150.0733°E · 8.5 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Hastings Island

10.3333°S, 151.8830°E · 1.3 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Hemenahei Island

11.1667°S, 153.0667°E · 10 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Igwali Island

10.5553°S, 150.7319°E · 1.5 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Irai Island

10.7681°S, 151.6958°E · 1.1 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Ito Island

10.5653°S, 150.7603°E · 3.1 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Kabakon

4.2369°S, 152.3969°E · 3.6 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Kairiru

3.3458°S, 143.5625°E · 54 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Kitai Lilivea Island

10.6622°S, 151.0886°E · 3.0 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Kuwanak Island

11.1708°S, 152.9183°E · 3.7 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Lif Island

3.5000°S, 153.1833°E · 4.0 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Logea

10.6386°S, 150.6486°E · 9.0 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Makada

4.1214°S, 152.4206°E · 3.6 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Mioko Island

4.2291°S, 152.4583°E · 1.3 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Motorina Island

11.0833°S, 152.5667°E · 7.8 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Mundua

4.6236°S, 149.3547°E · 5.8 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Nimoa Island

11.3133°S, 153.2589°E · 3.6 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Pana Numara

11.1575°S, 152.7814°E · 1.9 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Pana Wina

11.1696°S, 153.0122°E · 31 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Panaeati Island

10.6833°S, 152.3667°E · 30 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Panasia

11.1350°S, 152.3378°E · 2.1 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Sabari Island

11.1217°S, 153.0969°E · 4.0 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Sakar Island

5.4090°S, 148.0814°E · 34 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Samarai Islands

11.2000°S, 153.0000°E · 262 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Sariba

10.6083°S, 150.7250°E · 23 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Sideia Island

10.5833°S, 150.8667°E · 101 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Tarawai Island

3.2069°S, 143.2581°E · 4.0 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Tefa Island

3.5333°S, 153.2000°E · 4.0 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Ulu

4.2172°S, 152.4144°E · 6.0 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Umboi Island

5.6119°S, 147.8835°E · 930 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Utian Island

11.0500°S, 152.4500°E · 1.5 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Walis Island

3.2289°S, 143.3031°E · 11 km²
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Wanim

11.2633°S, 153.2589°E · 1.7 km²
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Wari Island

10.9500°S, 151.0500°E · 2.3 km²
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach

Wule Island

11.3000°S, 154.0000°E · 1.0 km²
🏝️ Island · source: Wikidata ↗
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No live conditions — island destination entry, not a monitored beach
Island destinations from Wikidata (CC0; credit to Wikidata contributors). These are destination entries, not beaches — no water-quality registry applies and no live conditions are shown. Population and area are the real Wikidata figures; where a value is missing we omit it, never estimate it. Traveler-guide links go to Wikivoyage where a guide exists. The official, registry-backed beach directory lives separately under Directory.