Tolokiwa Island, also known as Lottin Island, is an island in the Bismarck Sea. The island is volcanic in origin and part of the Bismarck Archipelago.
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Location | Papua New Guinea |
Coordinates | 5°19′S 147°36′E / 5.317°S 147.600°E |
Archipelago | Bismark Archipelago |
Tolokiwa Island was built up by a series of volcanic eruptions during the Pleistocene epoch. The well-vegetated[1] island is an important natural site for birds,[2] and is home to several species of resident birds (which it unusually shares with nearby islands).[3] Tolokiwa is also home to a subspecies of Turdus Poliocephalus.[4]
The island sustained damage during the 1888 eruption of nearby Ritter Island, which caused a tsunami to hit Tolokiwa.[5]