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Pana Wina - SW / river mouth
Anchorage · Central Calvados · Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
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- Position
- 11°10.20'S 152°59.00'E (approximate)
- Depth
- 13–18 m
- Wind shelter
- good in N, NE, NW; exposed in SE
- Shelter
- Good in NE to NW; not for SE over 20 kn (very strong bullets, lee shore).
- Notes
- You can anchor in the river mouth. Yakimoan islet next door gives E-S shelter but rolls over 15 kn.
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Drawn by us from OpenStreetMap, Sentinel-2 and our GPS. Not for navigation.
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This guide is a set of personal cruising notes shared in good faith. Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres. It is not a substitute for official charts and notices, your own eyes, local knowledge, or professional medical, legal or customs advice. You use it at your own risk: the skipper alone is responsible for the safety of the vessel and everyone on board, and the authors accept no liability for any loss, injury or damage arising from its use.