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    Woodlark Island

    Woodlark, Muyua Island

    9°07′S 152°48′E

    Woodlark Island, known to its inhabitants simply as Woodlark or Muyua, is the main island of the Woodlark Islands archipelago, located in Milne Bay Province and the Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea.

    Woodlark Island

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    9°07′S 152°48′E

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    Woodlark Island, known to its inhabitants simply as Woodlark or Muyua, is the main island of the Woodlark Islands archipelago, located in Milne Bay Province and the Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea. Although no formal census has been conducted since 1990, the current population is estimated at approximately 6,000 people (see section below on Population Issues). There is one primary school on the island (in Kulumadau) that teaches about 200 students (60 students are from outer islands); to attend high school/secondary school, all children must travel to Alotau on the mainland.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Woodlark Islands

    • Madau

      34.1 km²▲ 57 m

      Minor islands

    • Mapas Island

      0.82 km²▲ 40 m

      Minor islands

    • Nubara

      0.77 km²▲ 17 m

      Minor islands

    • Waviai Island

      0.31 km²▲ 21 m

      Minor islands

    • Reu Island

      0.19 km²▲ 32 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.12 km²▲ 6 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Papua New Guinea

    Also in Melanesia

    Also in Solomon Islands

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    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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