# Bootless Inlet

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'''Bootless Inlet''' or '''Bootless Bay''' is a body of water in south-eastern [Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea), approximately {{Convert|20|km}} southeast of [Port Moresby](/source/Port_Moresby).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DlYWAQAAIAAJ&q=motupore+island|title=The marine life of Bootless Bay, Papua New Guinea|last1=Baine|first1=Mark|last2=Harasti|first2=David|date=2007|publisher=Motupore Island Research Centre, School of Natural and Physical Science, University of Papua New Guinea|isbn=9789980848154|language=en}}</ref> There are four islands in the bay: [Motupore Island](/source/Motupore_Island), [Loloata Island](/source/Loloata_Island), [Manunouha Island](/source/Manunouha_Island), and [Bunamotu Island](/source/Bunamotu_Island). A [barrier reef](/source/barrier_reef) across the mouth of the inlet protects it from rough seas. Several small creeks empty into the bay, but no large rivers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Allen|first=Jim|title=The physical and cultural setting of Motupore Island, Central Province, Papua New Guinea|journal=Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association|language=en-US|volume=1|doi=10.7152/bippa.v1i0.11179|year=1979}}</ref> 
== History ==
During [World War II](/source/World_War_II), the [Australian Army](/source/Australian_Army) laid [land mines](/source/Land_mine) along the shore of the inlet near Port Moresby, which later needed to be cleared by divers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.singletonargus.com.au/story/1571002/divers-have-strong-connections/|title=Divers have strong connections|last=Dann|first=Shannon|date=2013-06-14|website=The Singleton Argus|language=en|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref>
==Flora and fauna ==
Numerous species of [fish](/source/fish), [shellfish](/source/shellfish), and [turtles](/source/Turtle) may be found in Bootless Bay, and historical evidence indicates that [dugongs](/source/Dugong) and [crocodiles](/source/Crocodile) were once present as well.<ref name=":0" /> The islands within the bay are home to various species of reef [corals](/source/Coral) and [sponges](/source/Sponge).<ref>{{Cite journal|date=1986|others=Professor Patricia Bergquist|title=Systematics and ecology of the sponges of Motupore Island, Papua New Guinea|url=https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/handle/2292/5966}}</ref>

In 1989, Motupore Island was proposed as an [International Union for Conservation of Nature](/source/International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature) (IUCN) [Wildlife Management Area](/source/Wildlife_Management_Area).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/iucndirectoryofp91pain|page=[https://archive.org/details/iucndirectoryofp91pain/page/207 207]|quote=motupore island.|title=IUCN Directory of Protected Areas in Oceania|date=1991|publisher=IUCN|isbn=9782831700694|language=en}}</ref> There is a [University of Papua New Guinea](/source/University_of_Papua_New_Guinea) research station on the island.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GEaQBnxgvoYC&q=motupore+island&pg=PT105|title=Workshop Report on the Environmental Implications of Global Change: 30 November - 1 December 1990|last=Assembly|first=International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources General|date=1992|publisher=IUCN|isbn=9782831700892|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.pbase.com/fmanseau/plongefv Photos from Bootless Bay]

Category:Bodies of water of Papua New Guinea
Category:Inlets of Oceania

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