The Western Islands are a group of islands in the
Bismarck Archipelago
The Bismarck Archipelago (, ) is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean and is part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. Its area is about .
History
The first inhabitants of the archipela ...
, and within
Manus Province of the
Islands Region, in northern
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...
.
Geography
They are located north and west of
Manus Island
Manus Island is part of Manus Province in northern Papua New Guinea and is the largest of the Admiralty Islands. It is the fifth-largest island in Papua New Guinea, with an area of , measuring around . Manus Island is covered in rugged jungles w ...
off the northeastern coast of
New Guinea island in the
Bismarck Sea
The Bismarck Sea (, ) lies in the south-western Pacific Ocean within the Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinean exclusive economic zone. It is located north-east of the island of New Guinea and south of the Bismarck Archipelago. It has coastlines i ...
of the Southwestern
Pacific Ocean
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.
The Western Islands'
tropical rainforest
Tropical rainforests are dense and warm rainforests with high rainfall typically found between 10° north and south of the Equator. They are a subset of the tropical forest biome that occurs roughly within the 28° latitudes (in the torrid zo ...
s include several distinct
ecoregions
An ecoregion (ecological region) is an ecology, ecological and Geography, geographic area that exists on multiple different levels, defined by type, quality, and quantity of environmental resources. Ecoregions cover relatively large areas of la ...
.
Islands
Islands in the group include:
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Aua Island
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Hermit Islands
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Kaniet Islands (
Anchorite Islands)
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Sae Island
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Ninigo Islands
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Wuvulu Island
See also
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External links
Geographical Names in the Western IslandsWuvulu.com: The Western Islands
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Bismarck Archipelago
Manus Province
Geography of Melanesia