Misool
  Misool Location inRaja Ampat Islands  Misool Location inPapua | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Oceania |
| Coordinates | 1°53′41″S130°5′1″E/ 1.89472°S 130.08361°E |
| Archipelago | Raja Ampat Islands |
| Area | 2,034 km2(785 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 205 |
| Highest elevation | 561 m (1841 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Southwest Papua |
Misool,formerly spelledMysol(Dutch: Misoöl) orMisol,[1]is one of the four major islands in theRaja Ampat IslandsinSouthwest Papua,Indonesia.Its area is 2,034 km2.The highest point is 561 m[2]and the main towns areWaigama,located on the island's northwest coast, andLilintaon the island's southeast coast.
The inhabitants speak theMa'ya language,Biga language[3]andMatbat language,[4]as well asIndonesianand its dialect,Papuan Malay.
Other main islands of this group off the western end of Southwest Papua areSalawati,BatantaandWaigeo,and there are numerous smaller islands such asKofiau.[5]
Etymology[edit]
The nameMisoolis fromMa'ya languagewhich meant port or harbour relating to when the first king fromWaigeoarrived on the island. Original inhabitants (Matbat) called the island with the nameBatan Me.[6]
Ecology[edit]
Terrestrial[edit]
Misool is part of theVogelkop–Aru lowland rain forestsecoregion, which includes the other Raja Ampat Islands and theBird's Head Peninsulaon mainland New Guinea. Plant communities include alluvial, or lowland alluvial rain forest and lowland hill rain forest. Native animals includemarsupials,murid rodents,bats, and many birds, including severalendemicspecies.[7]Some native animals include:
- Echymipera kalubu,common spiny bandicoot
- Echymipera rufescens
- Dorcopsis muelleri
- Phalanger orientalis
- Spilocuscus maculatus
- Petaurus breviceps
- Macroglossus minimus
- Nyctimene aello
- Pteropus conspicillatus
- Aselliscus tricuspidatus
- Pipistrellus papuanus
- Lesser bird-of-paradise(Paradisaea minor)
Marine[edit]
Misool and the Raja Ampat Islands are part of theCoral Triangle,and islands' coral reefs and coastal waters are some of the most biodiverse on Earth. Native fish include theMisool rainbowfish(Melanotaenia misoolensis) and Misool yellowfin rainbowfish (Melanotaenia flavipinnis).[8][9]A section ofRaja Ampat Marine Recreation Parkcovers the coastal waters southeast of the island. The park was designated in 2009.[10]
History[edit]
Islam first arrived in the Raja Ampat archipelago in the 15th century due to political and economic contacts with theBacan Sultanate.[11]During the 16th and 17th centuries, theSultanate of Tidorehad close economic ties with the island, which was ruled by king in Lilinta descended fromGurabesiof Waigeo, while Tidore appointed another king in Waigama.[11][12][6]During this period, Islam became firmly established and local chiefs had begun adopting Islam.[12]
Misool was a part of the Dutch colonial empire under theNetherlands East Indiesadministration. The Japanese occupied the island in 1942, became the base ofImperial Japanese Navyuntil 1945.[13]
Pulau Misool Nature Reserve[edit]
| Pulau Misool Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
| Cagar Alam Pulau Misool | |
| Area | 84,000 ha (320 sq mi) |
| Designated | 1982 |
| Operator | Balai KSDA Maluku |
Pulau Misool Nature Reservewas established in 1982. It covers the southern portion of the island, with an area of 840 km2.[14]
References[edit]
- ^Google Books search for Misol Indonesia
- ^ISLAND DIRECTORY. UN SYSTEM-WIDE EARTHWATCH Web Site.
- ^Ethnologue - Biga
- ^Ethnologue - Matbat
- ^"Traditional kingdoms of Maluku, early 15th century, and the spheres of influence of Ternate and Tidore, early 16th century".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-21.Retrieved2011-02-10.
- ^abMansoben, Johszua Robert (1995).Sistem Politik Tradisional Di Irian Jaya.Jakarta: LIPI - RUL 1995. pp. 232–246.ISBN979-8258-06-1.
- ^"Vogelkop-Aru lowland rain forests".Terrestrial Ecoregions.World Wildlife Fund.
- ^Allen, G.R., Hadiaty, R.K. & Unmack, P.J. (2014):Melanotaenia flavipinnis,a new species of Rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae) from Misool Island, West Papua Province, Indonesia,aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 20 (1): 35-52.
- ^Allen, G. 1996.Melanotaenia misoolensis.2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- ^= "KKPD KABUPATEN KEPULAUAN RAJA AMPAT".Protected Planet.Accessed 8 August 2021.[1]
- ^abWanggai, Toni V. M. (2008).Rekonstruki sejarah umat Islam di tanna Papua[Reconstruction of the History of lslam in Papua]. Syariff Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^abSlama, Martin (2015), "Papua as an Islamic Frontier: Preaching in 'the Jungle' and the Multiplicity of Spatio-Temporal Hierarchisations ",From 'Stone-Age' to 'Real-Time': Exploring Papuan Temporalities, Mobilities and Religiosities,ANU Press, pp. 243–270,ISBN978-1-925022-43-8
- ^No. 92 of theJapanese Monographs— "Southwest Area Naval Operations, Apr. 1942 – Apr. 1944", 10 September 1947.
- ^ab"Pulau Misool".Protected Planet.Accessed 8 August 2021
External links[edit]
Media related toMisoolat Wikimedia Commons- Jelle Miedema,Perspectives on the Bird's Head of Irian Jaya, Indonesia:Proceedings of the Conference Leiden, 13–17 October 1997
- Indonesia Field Project - Misool - Marine Conservation Agreements
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