Island of New Guinea

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:area 785,753 km²
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dividedInto gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkbp:easternPart gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkbp:fauna birds of paradise
cassowaries
tree kangaroos
gptkbp:firstInhabitedBy at least 40,000 years ago
gptkbp:flora tropical rainforests
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Puncak_Jaya
4,884 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Island of New Guinea
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Oceania
Melanesia
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Indonesian
English
Hiri Motu
Tok Pisin
hundreds of Papuan and Austronesian languages
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Jayapura
gptkb:Wamena
gptkb:Lae
Port Moresby
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Fly_River
gptkb:Sepik_River
gptkb:Digul_River
gptkb:Mamberamo_River
gptkbp:notableFor cultural diversity
high biodiversity
unique indigenous cultures
largest tropical island in the world
mineral resources (gold, copper, oil, gas)
gptkbp:notableMountainRanges gptkb:Owen_Stanley_Range
gptkb:Star_Mountains
gptkb:Central_Range
gptkbp:partOf Australian continent (Sahul) during ice ages
gptkbp:population approximately 15 million (2020s)
gptkbp:rankByArea 2nd largest island in the world
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Torres_Strait
gptkbp:surroundedBy gptkb:Arafura_Sea
gptkb:Coral_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
Bismarck Sea
gptkbp:timezone UTC+10
UTC+9
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Lorentz_National_Park
gptkbp:westernPart gptkb:Western_New_Guinea
gptkbp:westernPartAdministeredBy gptkb:Indonesia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Highlands_of_Papua_New_Guinea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7