Manus Island
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Manus Island is a large island in Papua New Guinea’s Admiralty Islands, known for its tropical rainforest, strategic World War II history, and former Australian-run immigration detention center.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Commonwealth realm of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledByDuringWorldWarII | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| coveredBy | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| detentionCentreClosed | 2017 ⓘ |
| detentionCentreCriticisedFor |
human rights concerns
ⓘ
poor living conditions ⓘ |
| detentionCentreHeld | asylum seekers arriving in Australia by boat ⓘ |
| detentionCentreHostedBy | Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detentionCentreOpened | 2001 ⓘ |
| detentionCentreOperatedBy | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detentionCentreReopened | 2012 ⓘ |
| detentionCentreSubjectOf | international scrutiny ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Admiralty Islanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manus people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedAs | part of Manus Province ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Momote Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapitalOnIsland | Lorengau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coral reefs
ⓘ
fringing reefs ⓘ mountainous interior ⓘ |
| hasHarbor | Seeadler Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProvinceCapital | Lorengau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Lorengau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Momote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Papuan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Titan language ⓘ |
| largestIslandOf | Admiralty Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Admiralty Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bismarck Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwest Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Bismarck Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Manus Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recapturedBy |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian forces ⓘ United States forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Melanesia
ⓘ
Oceania ⓘ |
| strategicFor | Allied operations in the Pacific ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf |
Allied naval base
ⓘ
Australian-run immigration detention centre ⓘ Lombrum Naval Base NERFINISHED ⓘ Manus Regional Processing Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Seeadler Harbor naval base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Papua New Guinea (western islands)