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Duke of York Islands seen from space
Duke of York Islands seen from space

Duke of York Islands, (formerly German: Neu Lauenburg), is a group of islands between the islands of New Britain and New Ireland, at 4.1666667° S 152.45° ECoordinates: 4.1666667° S 152.45° E. Islands are part of Bismarck Archipelago. Largest island of the group is Duke of York Island, other islands include Makada and Mioko. Duke of York Islands are named after Duke of York. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x702, 55 KB) Duke of York Islands in Papua New Guinea File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Duke of York Islands Duke of York Island, Papua New... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x702, 55 KB) Duke of York Islands in Papua New Guinea File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Duke of York Islands Duke of York Island, Papua New... (This article is about the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. ... Location of New Ireland Province New Ireland (Tok Pisin: Niu Ailan) is a about 8,650 km² large island in Papua New Guinea. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... The Bismarck Archipelago is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean, named in honour of the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck and belonging to Papua New Guinea. ... Duke of York Islands seen from space Duke of York Island is the largest island of Duke of York Islands, Papua New Guinea, at . ... The title Duke of York is a title of nobility in the British peerage. ...


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