Manam

Manam, known by locals Manam Motu, an inhabited island in the Bismarck Sea and through the Strait Stephan is separated from the north coast of the island of New Guinea.

Geography

The distance to the Hansa Point is 13.3 km. The island, with its approximately circular floor plan has a diameter of more than 10 km. It owes its existence to the activity of the Manam Volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in Papua New Guinea. Prior to the recent volcanic eruption, the island could be reached by boat from 18 km to the south coast city of Bogia.

2005 had a population of 10,677 in Manam 1,880 families and 16 villages. The largest villages on the island are Baliau (north), Dugulaba (also Dukulawa, in the southeast ) and Kuluguma (west).

Management

Manam is part of the Bogia District in the north of Madang Province. Together with the small, four kilometers in the northwest island Boisa (Aris ) is Manam the Iabu Rural LLG (Local Level Government) Area, with the Wards ( statistical census tracts ), which are named after villages ( clockwise starting in the north, the population to the 2000 census ):

F1 map with all coordinates: OSM, Google and Bing

Geology

Manam is a basaltic - andesitic stratovolcano, which separates the island despite its extremely symmetrical lower mountain slopes in four valleys. These are referred to as an "avalanche valleys ," as may arise in these pyroclastic flows during outbreaks. Therefore, these valleys are high -risk areas, which are initially evacuated during eruptions. The first reports of a volcanic eruption of Manam dated from the year 1616.

Eruptions and hazards

Thirteen residents were killed in an eruption on 3 December 1996, the settlement Budua ( Bodua ) arrived on the south coast as pyroclastic flows.

In November 2004, over 9000 islanders were evacuated due to increased volcanic eruption. The outbreak began on 24 October, but was not initially viewed as a greater threat. This changed when changed the wind direction and ash rained on inhabited areas. Five people were killed.

Illustrations

Map of Manam with adjacent coast of New Guinea (1962 )

Sulfur dioxide cloud, released on 27 January 2005 during an eruption of Manam, measured from OMI ( Ozone Monitoring Instrument) on board the NASA Aura satellite

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