Misool
  Misool | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Oceania |
| Coordinates | 1°53′41″S 130°5′1″E / 1.89472°S 130.08361°E |
| Archipelago | Raja Ampat Islands |
| Area | 2,034 km2 (785 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 205 |
| Highest elevation | 561 m (1841 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province |  West Papua |
Misool, formerly spelled Mysol (Dutch: Misoöl) or Misol,[1] is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in West Papua, Indonesia. Its area is 2,034 km². The highest point is 561 m[2] and the main towns are Waigama, located on the island's northern coast, and Lilinta.
The inhabitants speak the Biga language and the Matbat language, as well as Indonesian.[3][4]
Other main islands of this group off the western end of West Papua are Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo, and there are numerous smaller islands such as Kofiau.[5]
Fauna
- Echymipera kalubu, Common Spiny Bandicoot
- Echymipera rufescens
- Dorcopsis muelleri
- Phalanger orientalis
- Spilocuscus maculatus
- Petaurus breviceps
- Macroglossus minimus
- Melanotaenia flavipinnis and Melanotaenia misoolensis, Misool rainbowfish[6][7]
- Nyctimene aello
- Pteropus conspicillatus
- Aselliscus tricuspidatus
- Pipistrellus papuanus
- Paradisasea minor, Lesser Bird-of-Paradise
History
Misool was a part of the Dutch colonial empire under the Netherlands East Indies administration. The Japanese occupied the island in 1942, became the base of Imperial Japanese Navy until 1945.[8]
References
- ^ Google Books search for Misol Indonesia
- ^ ISLAND DIRECTORY. UN SYSTEM-WIDE EARTHWATCH Web Site.
- ^ Ethnologue - Biga
- ^ Ethnologue - Matbat
- ^ "Traditional kingdoms of Maluku, early 15th century, and the spheres of influence of Ternate and Tidore, early 16th century". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- ^ Allen, G.R., Hadiaty, R.K. & Unmack, P.J. (2014): Melanotaenia flavipinnis, a new species of Rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae) from Misool Island, West Papua Province, Indonesia, aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 20 (1): 35-52.
- ^ Allen, G. 1996. Melanotaenia misoolensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- ^ No. 92 of the Japanese Monographs — "Southwest Area Naval Operations, Apr. 1942 – Apr. 1944", 10 September 1947.
External links
Media related to Misool at Wikimedia Commons- Jelle Miedema, Perspectives on the Bird's Head of Irian Jaya, Indonesia: Proceedings of the Conference Leiden, 13–17 October 1997
- Indonesia Field Project - Misool - Marine Conservation Agreements
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