Woodlark Island
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.
Photo: NASA, Public domain.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Papua New Guinea
- Also known as: “Mujua”, “Murua”, and “Muyua”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kulumadau.
Kulumadau
Village
Kulumadau is a large, rural non-village on Woodlark Island, Milne Bay Province Papua New Guinea. Kulumadau is situated 6 km northwest of Woodlark Island.
Woodlark Island
- Categories: volcanic island and landform
- Location: Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-9.1121° or 9° 6′ 44″ south
Longitude
152.76786° or 152° 46′ 4″ east
Population
3,150
Elevation
87 metres (285 feet)
UN/LOCODE
PG WOK
Open location code
6R2JVQQ9+54
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Woodlark Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Muyua Island”
- Chinese: “伍德拉克島”
- Dutch: “Woodlark”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ودلارك ايسلاند”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ودلارك”
- French: “Île Woodlark”
- French: “Woodlark”
- Galician: “Illa Woodlark”
- Georgian: “ვუდლარკი”
- German: “Woodlark-Insel”
- German: “Woodlark”
- Italian: “Woodlark”
- Japanese: “ウッドラーク島”
- Marathi: “वुडलार्क द्वीप”
- Marathi: “वूडलार्क द्वीप”
- Polish: “Woodlark”
- Portuguese: “Woodlark”
- Russian: “Вудларк”
- Slovenian: “Woodlarkov otok”
- Spanish: “Isla Woodlark”
- Spanish: “Woodlark”
- Swedish: “Woodlarköarna”
- Swiss German: “Woodlark-Insel”
- Swiss German: “Woodlark-Insle”
- Western Panjabi: “وڈلارک جزیرہ”
- “Woodlark Island”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bonivat and Bonagai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mount Kabat and Kwaiapan Bay.
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