Misool

Misool is located at the bottom left

Aerial traps of the pitcher plant Nepenthes sp. Misool

Misool is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Indonesia. Its area is 2034 km². The highest point is 535 m and the main town is Waigama, on the island's northern coast, and Lilinta.

Other main islands off the western end of West Papua are Salawati, Batanta, Kofiau and Waigeo.

Fauna

• Echymipera kalubu, Common Spiny Bandicoot
• Echymipera rufescens
• Dorcopsis muelleri
• Phalanger orientalis
• Spilocuscus maculatus
• Petaurus breviceps
• Macroglossus minimus
• Melanotaenia misoolensis, Misool rainbowfish
• Nyctimene aello
• Pteropus conspicillatus
• Asellicus tricuspidatus
• Pipistrellus papuanus

References

• Allen, G. 1996. Melanotaenia misoolensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
• Traditional kingdoms of Maluku, early 15th century, and the spheres of influence of Ternate and Tidore, early 16th century
• Jelle Miedema, Perspectives on the Bird's Head of Irian Jaya, Indonesia: Proceedings of the Conference Leiden, 13-17 October 1997

Coordinates: 1°53′41″S 130°5′1″E / 1.89472°S 130.08361°E / -1.89472; 130.08361