Wari (island)
| Wari | ||
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| Waters | Solomon Lake | |
| Geographical location | 10 ° 57 '34 " S , 151 ° 3' 53" E | |
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| length | 4.7 km | |
| width | 630 m | |
| surface | 1.68 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Mt.Wari 117 m |
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| Residents | 663 (2004) 395 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Would | |
Wari (also Ware or Teste) is an island southwest of the Louisiade archipelago . Politically, it belongs to the Milne Bay province in the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea .
The island is located 12 km southeast of the Lebrun Islands and 16 km northwest of the Stuers Islands .. Wari is around 4.7 km long and up to 630 meters wide. It has an area of 1.68 km², according to other information 2.15 km². A narrow mountain range extends over the entire length of the island, ending with a steep summit in the east and west. The western mountain is 117 m high. A large coral reef is located off the south coast of Wari.
East Islet and West Islet (Kera Kera) are on the same coral reef at a distance of 400 and 950 meters respectively.
1.3 km northwest of the western tip of Wari a 81 m high steep rock protrudes from the sea, the Ikaikakeino (Cliffy Island) . 3.8 km further northwest is the 133 m high rock Mamaramamaweino (Bell Rock) .
The formerly forested island is now almost bare, the trees were felled to make firewood.
For the 2000 census, 707 inhabitants in 161 households were recorded, all in the village of the same name on the north coast. In 2004 there were 663 inhabitants in 149 households.
In 2005 Wari had 900 inhabitants, who mainly live from fishing in the area of the Long / Kosman Reef , which extends over 100 km to the west, to the Jomard Islands . They share this area with the residents of Utian Island (Brooker Island) , which is part of the chain of Calvados Islands . One of the Wari islanders' livelihoods is the production of beeche-de-mer from sea cucumber , which is considered a delicacy in China and Southeast Asia and is exported there. The pineapple sea roller (Prickly Redfish) makes up the largest share of the Beche-de-mer .
The inhabitants of the archipelago speak Bwanabwana .
Administratively, Ware belongs to the Bwanabwana Rural LLG (Local Level Government) Area in the Samarai-Murua district of the Milne Bay province.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Papua New Guinea WWWVL in Maps ( Memento from June 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Sustainable Land Use and Nutrition Program: Adaptation of Farming Methods on Small Islands in the Samarai-Murua District of the Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea ( Memento from June 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 201 kB)
- ↑ Jeff Kinch: Overview of the beche-de-mer fishery in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea ( December 5, 2005 memento in the Internet Archive ) Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin No. 17, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC ), October 2002
- ^ Ethnologue, Languages of the World: Bwanabwana, A language of Papua New Guinea