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Blup Blup Island is a small forested island off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea about 30 km offshore from Cape Girgir and is considered part of the Schouten Islands. It is located at latitude S 3°30'46" and longitude E 144°35'16". The island has a small population and is theoretically part of the Papuan province of East Sepik, although officially it is still a protectorate.^{[clarification needed][citation needed]}

Blup Blup

Schouten Islands in Papua New Guinea
Geography
Coordinates	3°31′S 144°36′E
Archipelago	Schouten Islands
Area	3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
Coastline	7.49 km (4.654 mi)
Administration
Papua New Guinea
Province	East Sepik

The island is volcanic (a stratovolcano) and a weak thermal area exists on the north west coast.[1] The island is only 3.5 km wide with an irregular coastline and ancient lava flows. It is thought that Blup Blup last erupted in the Holocene. Fresh water is available on the island from wells. Other islands in the vicinity include Kadovar and Wei Island. There is a small islet about 200 m off the south-west shore of the island called Mut Mut, where there is a geodetic monitoring facility.

History

The first recorded sighting by Europeans of Kadovar Island was by the Spanish navigator Iñigo Órtiz de Retes on 21 July 1545, when on board of the carrack San Juan tried to return from Tidore to New Spain.[2]

See also

• List of volcanoes in Papua New Guinea

References

• "Blup Blup". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
• Mut Mut in Papua New Guinea Geodetic Monitoring Site

На других языках

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[de] Blup Blup

Blup Blup, früher auch Garnot-Insel genannt, ist eine kleine Vulkaninsel des südpazifischen Inselstaates Papua-Neuguinea (East Sepik Province).

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- [en] Blup Blup

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[fr] Blup Blup

Blup Blup est une île volcanique faisant partie des îles Schouten au nord de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée.

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[ru] Блуп-Блуп

Блуп-Блуп (англ. Blup Blup) — остров в Тихом океане в составе островов Схаутена. Является территорией государства Папуа — Новая Гвинея. Административно входит в состав провинции Восточный Сепик региона Момасе. Площадь 3,5 км².

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