Bougainville Island

Summary

Bougainville Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,218 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bougainville Island is located in Autonomous Region of Bougainville^[3].
• Bougainville Island is in the country of Papua New Guinea^[4].
• Bougainville Island is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5].
• Bougainville Island is on the continent of Insular Oceania^[6].
• Bougainville Island's instance of is recorded as island^[7].
• Louis-Antoine de Bougainville is named after Bougainville Island^[8].
• Bougainville Island's Commons category is recorded as Bougainville Island^[9].
• Bougainville Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+10:00^[10].
• Bougainville Island's located in time zone is recorded as Pacific/Bougainville^[11].
• Bougainville Island's highest point is recorded as Mount Balbi^[12].
• Bougainville Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -6.2444444444444, 'lon': 155.38388888889}^[13].
• Bougainville Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Solomon Islands^[14].
• Bougainville Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Solomon Islands^[15].
• Bougainville Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bougainville Island^[16].
• Bougainville Island's Commons gallery is recorded as Atlas of Bougainville^[17].
• Bougainville Island has a population of {'amount': '+234280'}^[18].
• Bougainville Island's territory claimed by is recorded as Australia^[19].
• Bougainville Island's territory claimed by is recorded as German Empire^[20].
• Bougainville Island's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Bougainville Island's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Bougainvillais'}^[22].
• Bougainville Island's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Bougainvillaise'}^[23].
• Bougainville Island's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Bougainville'}^[24].
• Bougainville Island's different from is recorded as Bougainville^[25].
• Bougainville Island's different from is recorded as Autonomous Region of Bougainville^[26].
• Bougainville Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+204'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Bougainville Island is in the country of Papua New Guinea^[4]. It is located in Autonomous Region of Bougainville^[3]. It is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5]. It is on the continent of Insular Oceania^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Bougainville Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+9318.0'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2715'}^[29]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+204'}^[27]. It has a population of {'amount': '+234280'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Bougainville Island's instance of is recorded as island^[7].

History and Context

Louis-Antoine de Bougainville is named after Bougainville Island^[8].

Why It Matters

Bougainville Island ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,218 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]