New Guinea [island] - New Guinea

Japanese: ニューギニア[島] - ニューギニア

Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, north of Australia, it is the second largest island in the world. It has a long and narrow peninsula stretching from the northwest to the southeast, and a mountain range running from east to west through the center. The highest peak is Mount Jaya (5,030m) in the west. It is located in a hot and humid tropical rainforest climate area, covered with dense forests, and development is slow. The inhabitants are Papuans and Melanesians. About 1,000 different languages are spoken. Most of the animals belong to the Australian region, and there are many rare species. The Portuguese arrived in 1526, and the Netherlands took possession of it in 1828. At the end of the 19th century, Germany and Britain recognized the area west of 141° east longitude as Dutch territory. The former Dutch territory is the Indonesian province of Papua and West Irian Jaya, and the area east of 141° belongs to Papua New Guinea. The area is 771,900 ^km2 .
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Japanese:

南西太平洋，オーストラリア北方に位置する世界第２の大島。北西と南東に細長い半島をのばし，中央部を東西に山脈が走る。最高峰は西部のジャヤ山（5030m）。高温多湿の熱帯雨林気候地域に属し，密林がおおい，開発は遅れている。住民はパプア人とメラネシア人。約1000の異なる言語が使われている。動物は大部分オーストラリア区に属し，珍種が多い。1526年ポルトガル人が来航，1828年オランダが領有，19世紀末ドイツ，英国との間で東経141°以西がオランダ領と認められ，旧オランダ領はインドネシア領パプア州，西イリアン・ジャヤ州，141°以東はパプア・ニューギニアに所属する。77万1900km²。
→関連項目イリアン・ジャヤ［州］｜平岩外四｜メラネシア

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