Misool

Misool
Misool is located in Raja Ampat Islands
Misool
Misool
Location in Raja Ampat Islands
Misool is located in Maluku
Misool
Misool
Location in Papua
Geography
LocationOceania
Coordinates1°53′41″S 130°5′1″E / 1.89472°S 130.08361°E / -1.89472; 130.08361
ArchipelagoRaja Ampat Islands
Area2,034 km2 (785 sq mi)
Area rank205
Highest elevation561 m (1841 ft)
Administration
ProvinceSouthwest Papua
Aerial traps of the pitcher plant Nepenthes sp. Misool

Misool, formerly spelled Mysol (Dutch: Misoöl) or Misol,[1] is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua, Indonesia. Its area is 2,034 km2. The highest point is 561 m[2] and the main towns are Waigama, located on the island's northwest coast, and Lilinta on the island's southeast coast.

The inhabitants speak the Ma'ya language, Biga language[3] and Matbat language,[4] as well as Indonesian and its dialect, Papuan Malay.

Other main islands of this group off the western end of Southwest Papua are Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo, and there are numerous smaller islands such as Kofiau.[5]

  1. ^ Google Books search for Misol Indonesia
  2. ^ ISLAND DIRECTORY. UN SYSTEM-WIDE EARTHWATCH Web Site.
  3. ^ Ethnologue - Biga
  4. ^ Ethnologue - Matbat
  5. ^ "Traditional kingdoms of Maluku, early 15th century, and the spheres of influence of Ternate and Tidore, early 16th century". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-02-10.