Kabakon

Kabakon

Kabakon

Island in Papua New Guinea

Kabakon or Kaka Kon Island is a small island in group of Duke of York Islands in the Bismark Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.[1] August Engelhardt chose Kabakon as the island to establish his Sun-worshipping sect, notable for only eating coconuts, from 1902 until his death.[2][3][4]

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August Engelhardt 1911
  1. [1]
    Kabakon Island: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
  2. [2]
    Old Print Article: “Failure Of A Womanless Eden In The Pacific,” New York Times (1905)
  3. [3]
    Zoë Bernard The Curious Case of August Engelhardt, Leader of a Coconut-Obsessed Cult November 30, 2017
  4. [4]
    Nina Martyris Death By Coconut: A Story Of Food Obsession Gone Too Far December 3, 2015



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