Bougainville Island
island in Papua New Guinea
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Summary
Bougainville Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,675 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Autonomous Region of Bougainville[3]
- Country: Papua New Guinea[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[5]
- Continent: Insular Oceania[6]
- Named after: Louis-Antoine de Bougainville[7]
- Commons category: Bougainville Island[8]
- Inception: January 1, 1943[9]
- Highest point: Mount Balbi[10]
- Located in/on physical feature: Solomon Islands[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bougainville Island[12]
- Commons gallery: Atlas of Bougainville[13]
- Population: 234,280[14]
- Territory claimed by: Australia[15], German Empire[16]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17]
- Demonym: Bougainvillais[18], Bougainvillaise[19]
- Native label: Bougainville[20]
- Different from: Bougainville[21], Autonomous Region of Bougainville[22]
- Length: 204 km[23]
- Elevation above sea level: 2715 m[24]
- Area: 9318.0 km²[25]
- Width: 64 km[26]
Why It Matters
Bougainville Island has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]