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Map of Papua New Guinea. This is a list of islands in Papua New Guinea, as to most of its 600 main islands, by province listed NW to SE. [1]
These are also sometimes called the Manus Islands, after the largest island. These rainforest-covered islands constitute Manus Province, the smallest and least-populous province of Papua New Guinea, in its Islands Region. The total area is 2,100 km 2 (810 sq mi). The province had a population of 60,485 at the 2011 Census.
The Bismarck Archipelago (German: Bismarck-Archipel, pronounced [ˈbɪsmaʁk ˌaʁçiˈpeːl]) is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean and is part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. Its area is about 50,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi).
The island of New Guinea is divided politically into roughly equal halves across a north–south line: The western portion of the island located west of 141°E longitude (except for a small section of territory to the east of the Fly River which belongs to Papua New Guinea) was formerly a Dutch colony, part of the Dutch East Indies.
Aerial view of Rossel Island (east/left) and Vanatinai−Tagula Island (west/right). Misima Island is hidden by clouds (northeast of center). The Samarai Islands archipelago, part of the larger Louisiade Archipelago, is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of mainland New Guinea island, within the nation of Papua New Guinea.
New Britain (Tok Pisin: Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea.It is separated from New Guinea by a northwest corner of the Solomon Sea (or with an island hop of Umboi the Dampier and Vitiaz Straits) and from New Ireland by St. George's Channel.
The New Guinea Islands Region is one of four regions of Papua New Guinea (PNG), comprising the Bismarck Archipelago and north-western Solomon Islands Archipelago, located north-east of New Guinea island (the mainland). This is the least populous inhabited region of the country with an estimated population of 1,096,000 (15% of PNG) in 2011. [2]
Pages in category "Islands of Papua New Guinea" The following 90 pages are in this category, out of 90 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...