Baluan Island

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Balaun Island from the air

Baluan Island is the southern most island of the Admiralty Islands group which make up the majority of Manus Province in Papua New Guinea. It is formed from an extinct volcano.

The most famous Baluanian was Sir Paliau Moloat (1893-1991), who was elected as the First National Member of Assembley for Manus Province in 1964. He died in 1991 and is buried on Baluan.

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