Woodlark

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Woodlark
(Muyua)
NASA image of Woodlark
NASA image by Woodlark
Waters Solomon Lake
Archipelago Woodlark Islands
Geographical location 9 ° 6 ′  S , 152 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 9 ° 6 ′  S , 152 ° 50 ′  E
Woodlark (Papua New Guinea)
Woodlark
length 63 km
width 30 km
surface 739 km²
Highest elevation Saluga Peak
410  m
Residents 3151 (2000)
4.3 inhabitants / km²
main place Kulumadau
Map of the Woodlark Islands
Map of the Woodlark Islands

Woodlark , also known as Muyua , Muyuw or Murua , is an island east of the island of New Guinea .

geography

Woodlark is 739  km² in size and, together with its minor islands, forms the Murua Local Level Government Area of the Samarai-Murua District of the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea , which also includes the Alcester Islands in the south and the Marshall Bennett Islands in the southwest. The highest point is 410 meters Suloga Peak on a small peninsula in the south. Woodlark is the main island of the Woodlark Islands , which includes over 20 islands.

As of the 2000 census, the main island had a population of 3,151 in 14 villages and a separate facility. The largest villages were Wabununa (469) and Guasopa (358, with the island's only airstrip) in the southeast, and Kaurai (317) on the north coast. There are also three further villages on the offshore island Madau to the west : Madau (307), Muneiveyova (273) and Boagis (178), and one on the offshore island of Mapas (104):  Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
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Census
Unit
Number 		Surname Ward households Population
male 		Population
female 		population
total 		Coordinates
001 Boiboi 01 Kulumadau 38 85 79 164 9.0974 °  S , 152.6709 °  O
002 Kulumadau 01 Kulumadau 66 120 88 208 9.0869 °  S , 152.7201 °  O
006 Guasopa 02 guasopa 75 185 173 358 9.2271 °  S , 152.9487 °  O
007 Waniked 02 guasopa 15th 33 34 67 9.2464 °  S , 152.9729 °  O
008 Kelau 02 guasopa 36 85 73 158 9.2055 °  S , 152.9406 °  O
501 Guasopa Station 02 guasopa 19th 45 42 87 9.2249 °  S , 152.9446 °  O
022 Wabununa 03 Wabununa 88 244 225 469 9.2478 °  S , 152.8959 °  O
023 Oviai 03 Wabununa 14th 37 33 70 9.2477 °  S , 152.8915 °  O
011 Kavatana 04 Kavatana 53 103 99 202 9.1655 °  S , 152.9879 °  O
012 Mon 04 Kavatana 35 90 69 159 9.191 °  S , 152.9878 °  O
009 Kaurai 05 Kaurai 64 167 150 317 9.0363 °  S , 152.8021 °  O
016 Mapas 07 Unumatana 18th 54 50 104 9.2434 °  S , 152.7569 °  O
020 Unumatana 07 Unumatana 47 125 107 232 9.2504 °  S , 152.8575 °  O
010 Kauwai 11 Kauwai 61 152 132 284 9.0599 °  S , 152.6041 °  O
002 Boagis 12 Madau 35 89 89 178 9.0617 °  S , 152.4202 °  O
015 Madau 12 Madau 56 165 142 307 8.9831 °  S , 152.4104 °  O
003 Dikoias 13 Dikoias 38 84 106 190 9.0361 °  S , 152.7415 °  O
017 Muneiveyova 15 Muneiveyova 57 152 121 273 8.9612 °  S , 152.4614 °  O
023 Oyavata 16 Oyavata 38 94 92 186 9.2298 °  S , 152.9208 °  O

The language spoken on the island is called Muyuw .

history

Under the name Operation Chronicle , the Allied forces landed on Woodlark Island and Kiriwina on June 30, 1943 . A small Japanese occupying power was quickly defeated, and sporadic air attacks only resulted in minor losses. A few months after landing, Navy Seabees had built a large military airfield in Guasopa Bay, known as Woodlark Airfield (later Guasopa Airport).

fauna

The island has a rich fauna. A number of mammals live there:

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