Bakawari Island, Papua New Guinea
Bakawari Island, also known as Pokpok Island, is a small forested island off the south-east coast of Bougainville, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea. More about Bakawari Island →
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About Bakawari Island
Bakawari Island, also known as Pokpok Island, is a small forested island off the south-east coast of Bougainville, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.
Covering only about 6 square kilometres, it has clear turquoise water, sandy coves backed by tall trees and a fringing coral reef along its eastern side.
Tourism is low-key, with a couple of small guesthouses and village communities, and expedition ships call only occasionally. Visits often include a traditional sing-sing performance and snorkelling over the reef.
- Climate
- Hot, humid and rainy all year, with very little change between seasons. No official long-term averages are published for Bougainville itself, so these figures come from the nearest station with long-term averages, Munda in the western Solomon Islands, about 300 km to the south-east. There, average temperatures are about 28 C from November to April and about 27 C from May to October. Afternoons reach about 31 C from November to April and about 30 C from May to October, and nights stay near 24 C in every month. Rain is heavy, about 3,700 mm a year: January and February are the wettest months at about 410 to 430 mm, March has about 350 mm and April to June about 280 to 290 mm each, July about 360 mm, August to October about 245 to 270 mm, November about 230 mm and December about 265 mm. Conditions on Bougainville may differ. All figures are approximate.
- Time zone
- Bougainville Time
- Currency
- Papua New Guinean kina (PGK)