Manus Island
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| Area | 2100 |
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| Elevation | 718 |
| Population | 43,000 (2000) |
| Largest settlement | Lorengau |
| Highest point | Mt. Dremsel |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2460391 |
About Manus Island
Manus Island is part of Manus Province in northern Papua New Guinea and is the largest of the Admiralty Islands. It is the fifth-largest island in Papua New Guinea, with an area of 2,100 km², measuring around 100 km × 30 km.
Nauru: Why Australia is funding an empty detention centre
... All new arrivals to the offshore detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island in Papua New Guinea (PNG) ceased after that pivot...
Which other countries send asylum seekers overseas?
... Some 112 refugees and asylum seekers currently remain on the nation island of Nauru, but a similar scheme on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea - where 120 people were detained - Rights groups and the UN have frequently criticised Australia s centres for substandard conditions...
Manus Island refugee author Behrouz Boochani arrives in New Zealand
... The journalist was sent to PNG s Manus Island in 2013, after arriving in Australian territory by boat...
Hassan al-Kontar: Who is the man trapped in an airport helping now?
... The 38-year-old first became aware of the issue of asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru when some of them contacted him on social media, explaining their situation...
Christmas Island: Australia 'to re-open' controversial detention centre
... Since 2013, Australia has sent asylum seekers arriving by boat to detention centres on Manus Island (Papua New Guinea) and Nauru...
Australia PM seeks to block bill on sick asylum seekers
... There have been several high-profile cases of asylum seekers falling ill over the past few years, including an Iranian on Manus Island who died in 2014...
