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Fergusson Island is the largest island of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, in Papua New Guinea. It has an area of just over 500 square miles (1,437 km2), and mostly consists of mountainous regions, covered by rain forests. There are three large volcanoes on the island.
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 Topographical map of Fergusson Island. | |
  Fergusson | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 9°30′S 150°40′E |
| Archipelago | D'Entrecasteaux Islands |
| Area | 1,437 km2 (555 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,073 m (6801 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Kilkerran |
| Administration | |
Papua New Guinea | |
| Province | Milne Bay Province |
| District | Esa'ala District |
| Largest settlement | Salamo |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 13,000 (1971)[1] |
Fergusson Island is situated 3 km across the Dawson Strait from Normanby Island and 4 km from Goodenough Island across Moresby Strait.
The highest peak at 6,801 feet (2,073 metres) near Wadalei in the north-east of Fergusson Island is an extinct volcano. Seymour Bay is located on the west coast, Sebutuia Bay on the east, and Hughes Bay on the north. The principal settlements, Salamo and Mapamoiwa, are on the southern coast. Gold deposits at Wapolu on the north coast were worked briefly in the mid-1990s.
The island was named by Captain John Moresby after Sir James Fergusson, who was Governor-General of New Zealand from 1873 to 1874.
On June 30, 1942, during World War II, a United States Navy PT-Boat base was established on the island. An Alamo Scouts Training Center was established at Kalo Kalo on November 28, 1943.
See also
- Panniet naked-backed fruit bat
References
- Island Directory. UN System-Wide Earthwatch Web Site. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
External links
- Papua New Guinea: Orchid News
Media related to Fergusson Island at Wikimedia Commons
На других языках
[de] Fergusson-Insel
Moratau, die „Fergusson-Insel“, ist eine vulkanische, etwa 1437 km² große Insel im Pazifischen Ozean. Sie ist die größte der D’Entrecasteaux-Inseln, die zur Milne Bay Province in Papua-Neuguinea gehören. Im Norden trennt die minimal 3,9 km breite Moresby-Straße Fergusson von der Goodenough-Insel. Wenige Kilometer südlich der Fergusson-Insel befindet sich die Insel Normanby, von der sie durch die 3,4 km breite Dawson-Straße getrennt ist.- [en] Fergusson Island
[fr] Fergusson (île)
Fergusson est une île de la province de Baie Milne en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée.[it] Isola Fergusson
L'isola Fergusson è un'isola della Papua Nuova Guinea.[ru] Фергуссон
Фе́ргуссон (англ. Fergusson Island) — вулканический остров в Соломоновом море, главный остров архипелага Д’Антркасто. Остров вытянут в длину в направлении северо-запад — юго-восток на 64 км, при ширине 7 — 30 км. Площадь острова — 1436,7 км², протяжённость береговой линии — 225 км. Административно относятся к провинции Милн-Бей региона Папуа. Главным населённым пунктом острова является Саламо.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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