Wari Island

Wari Island (also known as Teste Island) is an island in the southwest of the Louisiade Archipelago. Politically it belongs to Milne Bay Province in the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea.

Wari Island
Native name:
Teste Island
Wari Island
Wari Island
Geography
LocationOceania
Coordinates10.95°S 151.05°E / -10.95; 151.05[1]
ArchipelagoLouisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of waterSolomon Sea
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Wari
Area2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Length4.7 km (2.92 mi)
Width0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Highest elevation117 m (384 ft)
Highest pointMount Wari
Administration
Province Milne Bay
DistrictSamarai-Murua District
LLG [2]Louisiade Rural Local Level Government Area \ Yaleyamba Rural LLG \ Bwanabwana
Island GroupWari Islands
Largest settlementWari (pop. ~1000)
Demographics
Population1050 (2014)
Pop. density470/km2 (1,220/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsPapauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codePG-MBA
Official websitewww.ncdc.gov.pg

Geography

The island is located 12 km south-east of the Lebrun Islands and 16 km northwest of the Stuers Islands. Wari is approximately 4.7 km long and up to 630 meters wide. It has an area of 2.27. Over the entire length of the island extends a narrow mountain chain that ends in the east and west respectively with a steep peak. The western mountain is 117 m high. A large coral reef is located off the southern coast of Wari. East Islet and South Islet (Kera Kera) are lying on the same coral reef at a distance of 400 and 950 meters respectively . 1.3 km northwest of the western tip of Wari stands an 81 m high steep rock out of the sea, Ikaikakeino Island (Cliff Rock). 3.8 km to the northwest is the 133 m high rock Mamaramamaweino (Bell Rock) . Wari was once forested, but now almost bare, the trees were cut down to make firewood for the population.

Demographics

The last census of the Ward was 1300. The main village of Wari, with 129 households is on the southwest coast. the central ridge is too mountainous to have villages. the northeast coast has some Bananas and sugarcane plantations in about 20 households spread across a vast area. other villages and camps are on Kosmann Island. Most population rely on fishing area of the Long / Kosmann reef, more than 100 km to the east, near the Jomard Islands. The villagers share this area with the inhabitants of Utian Island from Calvados Chain. A livelihood of Wari Islander is the production of Beche-de-mer from sea cucumbers, which in China and Southeast Asia is considered a delicacy, and is executed there. The largest share of Beche-de-mer is made from Prickly Redfish. The inhabitants of the archipelago speak Bwanabwana Language.

History

Louis Antoine de Bougainville discovered the island on June, 1768.[3]

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References
  1. Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
  2. LLG map
  3. Louis Antoine de Bougainville: Voyage autour du monde, par la frégate du Roi La Boudeuse et la flûte L'Étoile, (Hrsg.): Jacques Proust, Gallimard, Paris 1990, S. 303 ISBN 2-07-037385-1 S. 303


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