Johnston Islands
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| Waters | Bismarcksee | |
| archipelago | Admiralty Islands | |
| Geographical location | 2 ° 27 ′ S , 147 ° 4 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 4th | |
| Main island | Johnston | |
| Total land area | 1 km² | |
The Johnston Islands are a group of islands in the north of Papua New Guinea . Politically, they are part of the Manus Province .
geography
The Johnston Islands are a subset of the Admiralty Islands . The islands are located 14 miles south of Manus and 13 miles west of Lou . About 2 km to the northwest are the reefs of the Stuart Bank. The Johnston Islands form an oval ring 11 km to 7 km large, over- and underwater coral reefs . There are three small islands on the north reef, the largest of which is Johnston Island in the northeast.
history
The islands have probably been around since around 1500 BC. Inhabited by Melanesians . The area came under German administration in 1885 and belonged to German New Guinea since 1899 . During the First World War the islands were conquered by Australian troops and after the war administered as a mandate of the League of Nations of Australia.
The islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1944, but returned to Australian administration in 1949 until Papua New Guinea gained independence in 1975.
literature
Keyword Johnston Islands. In: Heinrich Schnee (Ed.): German Colonial Lexicon. Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig 1920, Volume II, p. 132 ( online ).
