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For the island in Alaska, see Admiralty Island.

The Admiralty Islands are a group of 18 islands in the Bismarck Archipelago. These are also sometimes called the Manus Islands, named after the largest island. The islands form part of Manus Province of Papua New Guinea. The total area is 2100 km².

The larger islands in the group include Manus Island, Los Negros Island, Tong Island, Pak Island, Rambutyo Island, Lau Island, St Andrews Islands, Baluan Island, and Ndrova Island. Many of the islands are atolls and uninhabited.

Climate and Ecology

The temperature of the Admiralty Islands varies little throughout the year, reaching daily highs of 30-32°C and 20-24°C at night. Average annual rainfall is 3,382 mm and is somewhat seasonal, with June-August being the wettest months.

Manus reaches an elevation of 700m and is volcanic in origin and probably broke through the ocean's surface in the late Miocene, 8-10 million years ago. The substrate of the island is either directly volcanic or from uplifted coral limestone. The vegetation is broadly described as lowland tropical rain forest.

See also

• Admiralty Islands languages

External links

• Admiralty Islands lowland rain forests (World Wildlife Fund)

毛瀛初（1910年－2000年），中國浙江奉化縣人。中華民國政治人物。從金陵大學轉空軍官校的他，於1937年服務於空軍。至此，踏入中華民國空軍直到1968年，官拜少將。1969年起，他轉任民航局局長，並擔任該職13年，為台灣飛安體系初創者。1981年，他再轉任公營公司，直到1997年的86歲高齡退休。2000年，他因病逝世於台北，年91。

參考文獻

• 胡健國，《國史館現藏民國人物傳記史料彙編》，2001年，台北，國史館。