Tagula Island

Vanatinai Island

Nickname: Sudest Island / Tagula Island
Tagula Island as seen from space. Yeina Island is also visible to the north (top).
Vanatinai Island
Geography
Location	Oceania
Coordinates	11°30′S 153°26′E / 11.500°S 153.433°E / -11.500; 153.433[1]
Archipelago	Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent to	Solomon Sea
Total islands	1
Major islands	Tagula Island
Area	830 km2 (320 sq mi)
Length	63 km (39.1 mi)
Width	13 km (8.1 mi)
Highest elevation	806 m (2644 ft)
Highest point	Mount Riu
Administration
Papua New Guinea
Province	Milne Bay
District	Samarai-Murua District
LLG[2]	Yaleyamba Rural Local Level Government Area
Island Group	Vanatinai Islands
Largest settlement	Rambuso (pop. ~500)
Demographics
Population	3628 (2014)
Pop. density	4.37/km2 (11.32/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians
Additional information
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
ISO code	PG-MBA
Official website	www.ncdc.gov.pg

Vanatinai Island (also called Tagula and Sudest, for the names of the extreme capes of the island) is a volcanic island in the southeast of the Louisiade Archipelago within Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The reef-fringed island is approximately 360 kilometres (224 miles) southeast of New Guinea and 30 kilometres (19 miles) south of Misima. With an area of 830 square kilometres (320.5 square miles), it is the largest island of the archipelago. Tagula town, the main settlement, is located on the northwest coast. The population was 3,628 as of 2014^[update]. The principal export is copra.