Vakuta

Vakuta is an island in the Trobriand Islands group of Papua New Guinea.

Map of Vakuta Island, Papua New Guinea

Vakuta is a near continuation of the Trobriands' main island Kiriwina to the south, separated from it only through the 400-metre (1,300 ft) wide Kasilamaka Passage. It has an area of 21.16 km² (8.17 square miles). At the census of population in 2000, Vakuta had a population of 971.