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Sailing Directions - Bismarck Archipelago
THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGODescribes the NE coast of NewIreland from SE to NW. Next, the SW coast of New Ireland,including St. George's Channel and Gazelle Channel. The NW coast of New Ireland, the coasts of New Hanover, and the passages between them are then described from E to W. The coasts of New Britain are then described.Finally, the Admiralty Islands and the Ninigo Group.
Birds of New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago
This photographic guide includes over 650 colour photographs; with illustrations and descriptions of 444 species . The text provides information on the identification, habits, voice, habitat, range and status of each species, and also includes a complete list of New Guinea and Bismark Archipelago birds.
Birds of New Guinea
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Climate Change and Impacts in the Pacific
This edited volume addresses the impacts of climate change on Pacific islands, and presents databases and indexes for assessing and adapting to island vulnerabilities. By analyzing susceptibility variables, developing comprehensive vulnerability indexes, and applying GIS techniques, the book's authors demonstrate the particular issues presented by climate change in the islands of the Pacific region, and how these issues may be managed to preserve and improve biodiversity and human livelihoods. The book first introduces the issues specific to island communities, such as high emissions impacts, and discusses the importance of the lithological traits of Pacific islands and how these physical fa...
German New Guinea
"In 1885 the New Guinea Compagnie was granted sovereign powers over German New Guinea, comprising the north-eastern part of the New Guinea mainland, kniown as Kaiser Wilhelmland, and the Bismarck Archipelago... This territory, with some significant extensions, it continued to administer until 1899 when German New Guinea came under the direct administration of the Reich. [This book] collects together all the official reports of the company's administration and of the fifteen years of direct rule."--Book jacket.
Pacific Ethnomathematics
This ground-breaking bibliography by distinguished Pacific researcher Nicholas Goetzfridt examines mathematical concepts and practices in Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. It covers number systems, counting, measuring, classifying, spatial relationships, symmetry, geometry, and other aspects of ethnomathematics in relation to a wide range of activities such as trade, education, navigation, construction, rituals and festivals, divination, weaving, tattooing, and music. In compiling nearly five hundred citations, Goetzfridt makes use of the vast resources of writing about the Pacific from the 1700s to the present. In addition to discussing Pacific knowledge systems in general, his introduc...
Bismarck Archipelago Art
-The first book devoted to the art of the vast South Seas island groups in the Bismarck Archipelago This book features stunning, ephemeral creations made with natural materials such as plant fiber, light woods, bark cloth, and tree pith - among the most colorful of the Pacific Island arts. An inspiration to the German Expressionists and the Surrealists, these pieces combine color, fragility, and a sense of temporal purpose. Essays explore the art history of the region and set the beautifully photographed works in cultural context.
Birds of New Guinea
Previous edition by Bruce M. Beehler, Thane K. Pratt, and Dale A. Zimmerman.
