Misool Island
Sign in to saveAlso known as Pulau Batanme, Misool (Misool Utara) Island, Misool (Misool Utara), Pulau Misool (Misool Utara), Batanme, Misool, Missool Island
thumb|Aerial traps of the pitcher plant Nepenthes sp. Misool Misool (Indonesian: Pulau Misool; Matbat: Batan Mee; Dutch: Misool-eiland), formerly spelled Mysol or Misol, is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua, Indonesia. Its land area is 2,034 km2, although with surrounding smaller islands, including Kofiau Island and the Boo Islands to the northwest of Misool and the Sembilan Islands (which lie equidistant between Misool, Kofiau and Salawati) to the north, this rises to over 2,440 km2. The highest point is 561 m and the main towns are Waigama,
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Misool
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- Indonesia Raja Ampat#Indonesia Maluku
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- Location in Raja Ampat Islands##Location in Papua
- Islands.location
- Oceania
- Islands.archipelago
- Raja Ampat Islands
- Islands.area_km2
- 2034
- Islands.rank
- 205
- Islands.elevation_m
- 561
- Islands.country
- Indonesia
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Province
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Southwest Papua
- Islands.ethnic_groups
- Ma'ya, Matbat, Matlow, Biga (native)Biak, Moluccans, and others
- Protected area.name
- Misool Island Nature Reserve
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- Cagar Alam Pulau Misool
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- Ia
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- Protected area.area_ha
- 84000
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Administration
- Ecology
- Terrestrial
- Marine
- Misool Island Nature Reserve
- References
- External links
thumb|Aerial traps of the pitcher plant Nepenthes sp. Misool Misool (Indonesian: Pulau Misool; Matbat: Batan Mee; Dutch: Misool-eiland), formerly spelled Mysol or Misol, is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua, Indonesia. Its land area is 2,034 km2, although with surrounding smaller islands, including Kofiau Island and the Boo Islands to the northwest of Misool and the Sembilan Islands (which lie equidistant between Misool, Kofiau and Salawati) to the north, this rises to over 2,440 km2. The highest point is 561 m and the main towns are Waigama, located on the island's northwest coast, and Lilinta on the island's southeast coast.
The inhabitants speak the Ma'ya, Biga, and Matbat languages, as well as Indonesian and a variety of the Malay-based creole, namely Papuan Malay.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Misool Island” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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