Nissan (island)
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 Nissan is the large main island, to the north, east and south of the lower atoll |
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Green Islands | |
| Geographical location | 4 ° 30 '0 " S , 154 ° 13' 30" E | |
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| surface | 37 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 34 m | |
| Residents | 6810 (2011) 184 inhabitants / km² |
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The island of Nissan is the main island of the Nissan Atoll of the same name and the Green Islands as a whole, which consist of the Nissan and Pinipel atolls . Like all islands in the Green Islands, Nissan belongs to the Bougainville Autonomous Region in Papua New Guinea .
geography
Nissan is the easternmost and southernmost island in the Hibernian Islands . It has an area of 37 km² and rises up to 34 m above sea level.
Nissan had about 6,810 inhabitants in 2011. Two Austronesian languages are spoken.
Nissan is approached by supply ships from Rabaul ( New Britain ) and Buka at irregular intervals. The runway from World War II still exists, but has not been used since 2007. The only notable branch of the economy is the export of copra .
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literature
- Steven Nachman: The Validation of Leadership on Nissan. In: Oceania, Volume 52, Number 3 (March 1982), pp. 199–220. Oceania Publications, University of Sydney (English; preview at JSTOR ).
Web links
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Steven R. Nachman: Nissan (people). In: Countries and Their Cultures. 1997, accessed August 2, 2013 . Info: Nachman, Professor of Anthropology at Edinboro University Pennsylvania, gives an ethno-sociological overview of the small matrilineal Nissan people, probably compiled in 1997.
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Overview: North Bougainville Electorate. (PDF; 128 kB; 10 pages) Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission, 2013, accessed on August 2, 2013 (English). Info: All polling stations in the villages on Nissan.
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Overview: Nissan Island (Green Island). Pacific Wrecks Inc., Hyde Park NY USA, 2013, accessed August 2, 2013 . Info: Nissan in World War II.