Misool
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Misool is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Indonesia. Its area is 2034 km². The highest point is 535 m and the main town is Waigama, on the island's northern coast, and Lilinta.
Other main islands off the western end of West Papua are Salawati, Batanta, Kofiau and Waigeo.
[edit] Fauna
- Echymipera kalubu, Common Spiny Bandicoot
- Echymipera rufescens
- Dorcopsis muelleri
- Phalanger orientalis
- Spilocuscus maculatus
- Petaurus breviceps
- Macroglossus minimus
- Melanotaenia misoolensis, Misool rainbowfish
- Nyctimene aello
- Pteropus conspicillatus
- Asellicus tricuspidatus
- Pipistrellus papuanus
[edit] References
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- Allen, G. 1996. Melanotaenia misoolensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- Traditional kingdoms of Maluku, early 15th century, and the spheres of influence of Ternate and Tidore, early 16th century
- Jelle Miedema, Perspectives on the Bird's Head of Irian Jaya, Indonesia: Proceedings of the Conference Leiden, 13-17 October 1997
Coordinates: 1°53′41″S 130°5′1″E / 1.89472°S 130.08361°E
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