Bat Islands
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| Waters | Bismarcksee | |
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Admiralty Islands ( Purdy Islands ) |
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| Geographical location | 2 ° 51 ′ S , 146 ° 14 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 2 | |
| Total land area | 0.23 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Bat Islands are a small uninhabited group of islands in Papua New Guinea . They are located in the northwest of the Purdy Islands , a subgroup of the Admiralty Islands in the Bismarck Sea .
The group consists of two small, densely vegetated islands of triangular shape, which are surrounded by a common reef, the outline of which is reminiscent of a butterfly or a bat (English: bat ).
Politically, the Bat Islands are part of the Manus Province .
Web links
- Purdy Islands (December 23, 2010 memento in the Internet Archive ), the island encyclopedia.