Dyaul Island
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Dyaul Island (also Djaul and occasionally still referred to as Sandwich Island) is an island in the Kavieng District of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG). Its area is 100 km2 (39 sq mi). It is part of the Tikana Rural LLG local government area of PNG. There are two languages spoken on Dyaul, not counting the lingua franca, Tok Pisin; Tigak and Tiang. Tigak is widely spoken on the western end of the island in two villages. Tiang is spoken across the remainder of the island.[1][2][3]
The Dyarrl Island meteorite fell on Dyaul in January 1933. As of 2014 it was the fourth of only seven observed mesosiderite falls, but by far the smallest. It is the most silicate rich of all mesosiderite falls and presents an interesting mix of mineralogical diversity. The main mass is held in Sydney at the Australian Museum.[4]
Natural history
The island has many species of bird and several new species have been identified there, notably by Finn Salomonsen.[5]
