Saint Matthias Island
Mussau Island is the largest island of St Matthias Islands, Papua New Guinea, at. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Pacific Ocean
- Also known as: “Mussau Island”, “Prince William Henry”, “Saint Mathias Island”, and “St. Matthias Island”
Saint Matthias Island
- Category: landform
- Location: New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Saint Matthias Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة مساه”
- Catalan: “Mussau”
- Cebuano: “Mussau Island”
- Chinese: “穆紹島”
- Dutch: “Mussau”
- Finnish: “Mussau”
- French: “Mussau”
- German: “Mussau”
- Italian: “Mussau”
- Japanese: “ムサウ島”
- Japanese: “ムッソー島”
- Japanese: “ムッソウ島”
- Polish: “Mussau”
- Russian: “Муссау”
- Spanish: “Isla Mussau”
- Western Panjabi: “مساؤ جزیرہ”
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