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{{Short description|Island in the New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea}} |
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'''Mussau Island''' is the largest island of [[St Matthias Islands]], [[Papua New Guinea]],<ref name=Muller>Müller, Chris J. "Butterflies of Mussau Island (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)." ''A Rapid Biodiversity Survey of Papua New Guinea’s Manus and Mussau Islands'' (2015): 21.</ref> at {{coord|1.417|S|149.633|E|format=dms}}. It is part of the [[New Ireland Province]] of [[Papua New Guinea]]. The island is a noted [[biodiversity]] hotspot with pristine [[Old-growth forest|primeval]] [[rainforest]] covering most of Mussau's hilly landscape. The island has over 243 endemic plant species as well as at least 47 native butterfly species.<ref>Venter, Fanie, and Arison Arihafa. "Plants of Mussau Island." ''A rapid biodiversity survey of Papua New Guinea’s Manus and Mussau Islands''. Wildlife Conservation Society Papua New Guinea Program. Goroka, PNG (2015): 4-20.</ref> |
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'''Mussau Island''' is the largest island of [[St. Matthias Islands]], [[Papua New Guinea]], at {{coor d|1.4166667|S|149.6333333|E|}}. It is the northernmost island of that country. |
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Mussau Island is the largest island of St Matthias Islands, Papua New Guinea,[1] at 1°25′01″S 149°37′59″E / 1.417°S 149.633°E. It is part of the New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea. The island is a noted biodiversity hotspot with pristine primeval rainforest covering most of Mussau's hilly landscape. The island has over 243 endemic plant species as well as at least 47 native butterfly species.[2]
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[edit]- ^ Müller, Chris J. "Butterflies of Mussau Island (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)." A Rapid Biodiversity Survey of Papua New Guinea’s Manus and Mussau Islands (2015): 21.
- ^ Venter, Fanie, and Arison Arihafa. "Plants of Mussau Island." A rapid biodiversity survey of Papua New Guinea’s Manus and Mussau Islands. Wildlife Conservation Society Papua New Guinea Program. Goroka, PNG (2015): 4-20.
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