Moratau

Moratau belongs to Goodenough Island, the westernmost of the D’Entrecasteaux Islands off eastern New Guinea. Its steep mountains rise behind a narrow coast, with Fergusson Island across the channel to the east. Morata is one of the names associated with communities on Goodenough, whose inhabitants speak several related Austronesian languages. Canoe routes connect the island to its neighbours across the surrounding seas.