Sakar Island

Sakar Island is a volcanic island north-west of in the , at. It is a stratovolcano with a summit crater lake. No recorded eruptions are known.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: volcanic island northwest of New Britain in the Bismarck Sea, at 5.416667°S 148.1°E / -5.416667; 148.1. It is a stratovolcano with a summit crater lake
  • Also known as: Ginges” and “Tupinier Insel
  • Historically known as: Tupinier Island

Sakar Island

Latitude
-5.40793° or 5° 24′ 29″ south
Longitude
148.08312° or 148° 4′ 59″ east
Elevation
674 metres (2,211 feet)
Open location code
6R6CH3RM+R6
Geo­Names ID
2087372
Wiki­data ID
Q254143
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Sakar Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Sakar Island
  • Chinese: 薩卡爾島
  • Dutch: Sakar
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبل ساكار ايسلاند
  • Finnish: Sakarsaari
  • Georgian: საკარი
  • German: Sakar
  • Italian: Sakar
  • Japanese: サカール島
  • Portuguese: Sakar
  • Russian: Саккар
  • Venetian: Sakar
  • Western Panjabi: ساکار جزیرہ

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