Hermit Islands

Hermit Islands
Map of the Western Islands of the Bismarck Archipelago, with the Hermit Group to the east
Waters	Pacific Ocean
Geographical location	1 ° 31 ′  S , 145 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 1 ° 31 ′  S , 145 ° 4 ′  E
Number of islands	17th
Main island	Air
Total land area	250 km²
Residents	200 (2010)
Hermit Islands on the lower map ( nautical map )

The Hermit Islands (also Hermit Islands , Luf group , Hermitinseln or Agomes called) are a group of small islands in the Western Isles in the western part of the Bismarck Archipelago , and part of Papua New Guinea . They extend between 144 ° 56'-145 ° 8 'east longitude and 1 ° 26'-36' south latitude.

The islands are of volcanic origin. Seven islands, including the five larger group (Jalun, Tset, South Gochonsipi, Luf, North Gochonsipi) and the two small islands Akib and Maron are in the lagoon , while 10 on the fringing reef coral islands lie, as is typical of an atoll is : Leabon, Pechu, Makan, Pianau, Kocheran and Amot in the south, Tatahau, Kena and Mono in the northwest, and Pemei in the east. The reef has some passages into the lagoon.

The only inhabited island with a population of around 200 is Luf . The islands belonged to the German colonies ( German New Guinea ) between 1884 and 1918 . The highest point at 244  m is on the main island of Luf.

Islands

The 17 islands at a glance and grouped by location:

South Reef	North West Reef	East Reef	lagoon
Leabon Pechu (Peegue) Makan (Machan) Pianau Kocheran (Kochapiti, Kocherau) Amot (Amota)	Tatahau Kenai Mono	Pemei (Pemé)	Akib (Arkeb) Maroon (Maronn, Maroon, Moron) Jalun (Djalum, Djalun, Geloon, Gelun) Tset (Tet, Zet) Luf (Louf, Lub, Luf-Atoll, Luf-luf, Lup) North Gochonsipi South Gochonsipi

Jalun is the highest of the Western Islands at around 244 meters.

Web links

• Ben Hartshorne: Coral Reef Health and Vitality Observations. Planetary Coral Reef Foundation, archived from the original on October 7, 2008 . 
• Manus Province: Agricultural System. (pdf, 55 kB) The Australian National University, Canberra, November 2, 2007, pp. 48–54 , archived from the original on July 31, 2008 ; accessed on July 20, 2018 . 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Papua New Guinea - Hermit Islands. In: Oceandots.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2010 ; accessed on July 20, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Alamo SCI newsletter 10/2010. (pdf) (No longer available online.) Alamo Chapter San Antonio Texas Safari Club International (Alamo SCI), formerly the original ; accessed on July 20, 2018 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  
3. ↑ Geography of the Western Islands: Geographical Names in the Western Islands. The Wuvulu Research Center, accessed July 20, 2018 .