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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 / -1.417; 149.633. 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]

References

^ 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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[Muller-1] Müller, Chris J. "Butterflies of Mussau Island (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)." A Rapid Biodiversity Survey of Papua New Guinea’s Manus and Mussau Islands (2015): 21.

[2] 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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-[[Image:Mussau Island NASA.jpg|thumb|280px|Mussau Island seen from space]]
+[[Image:St Matthias Islands (Landsat).JPG|thumb|Mussau Island seen from space]]
-'''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 currently 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>
+'''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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