title: Mussau Island
text: # Mussau Island
  
  Mussau Island is the largest island of St Matthias Islands, Papua New Guinea, at 1°25′01″S 149°37′59″E﻿ / ﻿1.417°S 149.633°E﻿ / -1.417; 149.633. It is currently part of the New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea. The island is a noted biodiversity hotspot with pristine primeval rainforest covering most of Mussau's hilly landscape. The island has over 243 endemic plant species as well as at least 47 native butterfly species.
  
  