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Blup Blup

Island in Papua New Guinea

Summary

Island in Papua New Guinea

Field	Value
name	Blup Blup
image_name	Schouten Islands (Papua New Guinea) Topography.png
image_caption	Schouten Islands in Papua New Guinea
map_caption
coordinates
archipelago	Schouten Islands
area_km2	3.96
coastline_km	7.49
country	Papua New Guinea
country_admin_divisions_title	Province
country_admin_divisions	East Sepik

Blup Blup Island is a small forested island off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea about 30 km offshore from Cape Girgir and is considered part of the Schouten Islands. It is located at latitude S 3°30'46" and longitude E 144°35'16" and its highest point is at 402 metres. The island has a small population and is in the Angoram District of the East Sepik Province of PNG.

The island is volcanic (a stratovolcano) and a weak thermal area exists on the north west coast. The island is only 3.5 km wide with an irregular coastline and ancient lava flows. It is thought that Blup Blup last erupted in the Holocene. Fresh water is available on the island from wells. Other islands in the vicinity include Kadovar and Wei Island. There is a small islet about 200 m off the south-west shore of the island called Mut Mut, where there is a geodetic monitoring facility.

Description

Blup Blup has been described as deeply eroded. The island features a well-developed reef, a lagoon, cinder cones, and hot springs all of which suggest early volcanic activity.

History

The first recorded sighting by Europeans of Kadovar Island was by the Spanish navigator Iñigo Órtiz de Retes on 21 July 1545, when on board of the carrack San Juan tried to return from Tidore to New Spain. During World War II, the island had a Japanese radio station and the islanders assisted Australian troops to locate it. In January 2018 there was a volcanic eruption on the neighbouring Kadovar island. Five hundred inhabitants of Kadovar were initially evacuated to Blup Blup but due to a lack of food and fresh water for so many, were later transferred to the mainland.

References

Mut Mut in Papua New Guinea Geodetic Monitoring Site

References

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"Blup Blup Island, New Guinea. 1944-06-19. Ng2168 Sergeant R. Macgregor, Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit Issuing Tobacco to Natives on the Island in Return for Information and Assistance during the Search for a Japanese Radio Station.".
(14 January 2018). "Papua New Guinea volcano: Islanders flee worsening eruption". BBC.

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