The Admiralty Islands are a group of 18 islands in the Bismarck Archipelago. These are also sometimes called the Manus Islands, named after the largest island. The islands form part of Manus Province of Papua New Guinea. The total area is 2100 km². The Bismarck Archipelago is a group of islands off the coast of New Guinea in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, named in honour of the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck and belonging to Papua New Guinea. ... Manus Province Manus Province is the smallest province in Papua New Guinea with a land area of 2100km², but with more than 220,000km² of water. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The larger islands in the group include Manus Island, Los Negros Island, Tong Island, Pak Island, Rambutyo Island, Lau Island, St Andrews Islands, Baluan Island, and Ndrova Island. Many of the islands are atolls and uninhabited. This article is about the Admiralty Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. ... Balaun Island from the air Baluan Island is the southern most island of the Admiralty Islands group which make up the majority of Manus Province in Papua New Guinea. ... Atoll in the western Pacific Ocean Photo: www. ...
Climate and Ecology
The temperature of the Admiralty Islands varies little throughout the year, reaching daily highs of 30-32°C and 20-24°C at night. Average annual rainfall is 3,382 mm and is somewhat seasonal, with June-August being the wettest months.
Manus reaches an elevation of 700m and is volcanic in origin and probably broke through the ocean's surface in the late Miocene, 8-10 million years ago. The substrate of the island is either directly volcanic or from uplifted coral limestone. The vegetation is broadly described as lowland tropical rain forest.
The AdmiraltyIslands are a group of 18 islands in the Bismarck Archipelago.
The larger islands in the group include Manus Island, Los Negros Island, Tong Island, Pak Island, Rambutyo Island, Lau Island, St Andrews Islands, Baluan Island, and Ndrova Island.
The substrate of the island is either directly volcanic or from uplifted coral limestone.
This article is about the AdmiraltyIslands in the southern Pacific Ocean.
During World War II the islands were first occupied by the Japanese who established a small base in April 1942 near the village of Rossum on Manus Island.
On February 29, 1944 during World War II, the AdmiraltyIslands were invaded in Operation Brewer led by American General Douglas MacArthur.
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