The island separates the north and south entrances of the Fly River.

Sumai village is on the same side of the island and 24 km (15 mi) farther northwest.

At the east end of the island are other small villages, such as Sagasia, Ipisia, Agobara and Oromosapuo.

[3] Administratively, the island is part of Kiwai Rural LLG (Local Level Government area) of South Fly District, Western Province.

[4] An examination of twenty of these axes revealed that eighteen of them were composed of intrusive igneous rocks similar to the type found on the Torres Strait Islands.