Rambutyo Island

Rambutyo ( German: Jesus -Maria- Island) is an island in the north of Papua New Guinea and belongs to the province of Manus.

Geography

With an area of ​​approximately 88 km ² Rambutyo to Manus is the second largest island of the group of the Admiralty Islands. Rambutyo is located 41 km south-east of Manus and south of the islands and Tong Pak. The population of about 1000 inhabitants is mainly distributed in the two places LenkaU and Penchal in the West. The wooded island is of volcanic origin and reaches a height of 306 meters, according to older information only 216 meters. Together with the northern islands Patuam, Malai and Bundro forms Rambutyo a group of islands, which are called Horno Islands. On Rambutyo and the surrounding islands is called Titan, LenkaU and Penchal. Rambutyo can be reached only by boat; the island has no airport.

On Manus, Rambutyo and Lou the Meek Spechtpapagei is endemic.

History

The island is probably inhabited since around 1500 BC by Melanesians. The area came in 1885 under German management and belonged since 1899 to German New Guinea. During the First World War, the island was captured by Australian troops and administered after the war as a mandate of the League of Australia.

1942 to 1944 the island was occupied by Japan, but returned in 1949 in Australian administrative back until Papua New Guinea became independent in 1975.