Rooke Island
Umboi is a volcanic island between the mainland of Papua New Guinea and the island of New Britain. It is separated from New Britain by the Dampier Strait, and Huon Peninsula and New Guinea by the Vitiaz Strait.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: volcanic island in Papua New Guinea
- Also known as: “Rook Island”, “Roore Island”, “Sir George Rook Island”, “Umbai”, “Umboi Island”, and “Umboli”
Rooke Island
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Rooke Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Rooke Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Umboi Island”
- Chinese: “温博伊岛”
- Chinese: “溫博伊島”
- Czech: “Ostrov Umboi”
- Dutch: “Umboi”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل امبوى ايسلاند”
- Finnish: “Umboisaari”
- French: “Umboi”
- Galician: “Illa Umboi”
- Georgian: “უმბოი”
- German: “Umboi”
- Italian: “Karkar”
- Italian: “Umboi”
- Japanese: “ウンボイ島”
- Ladin: “Umboi Island”
- Persian: “جزیره آمبوی”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Umboi”
- Russian: “Умбой”
- Spanish: “Isla Umboi”
- Venetian: “Karkar”
- Western Frisian: “Umboi”
- Western Panjabi: “امبوئی جزیرہ”
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