Manus Island (English spelling)

Japanese: マヌス[島]（英語表記）Manus Island

It is the main island of the Admiralty Islands, located northeast of New Guinea in the southwest Pacific Ocean, and belongs to the Manus Division of Papua New Guinea. It has an area of approximately 1,640 km2 and a population of 20,000 (1980). The center of the island is mountainous, and both the east and west coasts are made up of raised coral reefs. Northwest monsoons blow from November to March, and southeast trade winds blow from May to October, resulting in heavy rainfall throughout the year. With the exception of secondary forests and grasslands in the east, the rest of the island is made up of lowland rainforest. The island's centre is Lorengau on the northeast coast. Copra is the island's main product, with cocoa and rubber also produced, and fishing and forestry are also promising.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

南西太平洋，ニューギニア島北東に位置するアドミラルティ諸島の主島で，パプア･ニューギニア国マヌス管区に属する。面積約1640km2，人口2万(1980)。島の中央部は山地，東西両岸は隆起サンゴ礁からなる。11～3月に北西季節風が，5～10月に南東貿易風が吹き，年間を通して多雨である。東部の二次林や草原地帯を除くと，他は低地雨林地帯となっている。中心は北東岸のロレンガウ。コプラが主産物でココア，ゴムなども作られ，漁業，林業も有望である。

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