St Matthias Islands

The St Matthias Islands are a small archipelago group of islands in the , in northern . They are within . The archipelago is home to the St. Matthias languages.
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  • Type: Archipelago
  • Description: island group in Papua New Guinea
  • Also known as: “Islas San Matias”, “Matthias Gruppe”, “Mussau islands”, “Mussau Islands”, “Mussau-Inseln”, “Mussauöarna”, “Ostrovy Mussau”, “Ostrovy sv. Matyáše”, “Saint Mathias Islands”, “Saint Matthias Islands”, “Sankt-Matthias-Gruppe”, “Sankt-Matthias-Inseln”, “St Matthias öarna”, “St.-Matthias-Gruppe”, “Wyspy Świętego Mateusza”, “セント・マティアス諸島”, and “セントマタイアス諸島”

St Matthias Islands

Latitude
-1.58214° or 1° 34′ 56″ south
Longitude
149.81649° or 149° 48′ 59″ east
Open location code
6RCFCR98+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12488570809
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­archipelago
Geo­Names ID
2087392
Wiki­data ID
Q1401458
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“St Matthias Islands” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Saint Matthias Group”
  • Chinese: “圣马提亚群岛”
  • Chinese: “聖穆紹群島”
  • Czech: “Ostrovy svatého Matyáše”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Matthias-eilanden”
  • Dutch: “St Matthias Islands”
  • Esperanto: “Sankt-Mattiasa Insularo”
  • Finnish: “St Matthias -saaret”
  • French: “îles Mussau”
  • French: “Îles Mussau”
  • German: “St.-Matthias-Inseln”
  • Italian: “Isole Mussau”
  • Japanese: “セント・マタイアス諸島”
  • Polish: “Wyspy Świętego Macieja”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhas de São Matias”
  • Russian: “Сент-Маттайас”
  • Serbian: “Острва Светог Матије”
  • Slovak: “Ostrovy svätého Mateja”
  • Spanish: “Islas San Matías”
  • Swedish: “St Matthiasöarna”
  • Swiss German: “St.-Matthias-Inseln”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Mattiaseilannen”
  • Western Mari: “Сент-Маттиас ошмаотывлӓ”
  • Western Panjabi: “سینٹ میتھیاس جزیرے”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Pakena and Nae.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Saint Matthias Group and Emusau Island.

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