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 from New Guinea's Huon Peninsula by the Vitiaz Strait.
NASA, Public domain.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,550 metres (5,080 feet)
- Description: volcanic island in Papua New Guinea
- Also known as“Rook Island”“Roore Island”“Sir George Rook Island”“Umbai”“Umboi Island”“Umboli”
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Latitude
-5.63108° or 5° 37′ 52″ south
Longitude
147.91291° or 147° 54′ 47″ east
Open location code
6R699W97+H5
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Rooke Island” goes by many names.
جزيرة أومبويArabic
УмбайBelarusian
Umboi IslandCebuano
温博伊岛Chinese
溫博伊島Chinese
Ostrov UmboiCzech
UmboiDutch
جبل امبوى ايسلاندEgyptian Arabic
UmboiEsperanto
UmboisaariFinnish
Illa UmboiGalician
უმბოიGeorgian
KarkarItalian
UmboiItalian
ウンボイ島Japanese
Umboi IslandLadin
جزیره آمبویPersian
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