Oceania
Papua New Guinea
Morobe Province

Ritter Island

Ritter Island is a small, uninhabited, crescent-shaped volcanic island 100 kilometres north-east of , in the , situated between and in the of and close to island.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: volcanic island in Papua New Guinea
  • Also known as: “Volcano Island”

Ritter Island

Latitude
-5.52023° or 5° 31′ 13″ south
Longitude
148.11367° or 148° 6′ 49″ east
Elevation
80 metres (262 feet)
Open location code
6R6CF4H7+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 342144460
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2087607
Wiki­data ID
Q2065684
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Satellite Map

Discover Ritter Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Ritter Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ritter Island”
  • Chinese: “里特尔岛”
  • Chinese: “里特爾島”
  • Dutch: “Ritter Island”
  • Finnish: “Ritter Island”
  • Finnish: “Ritterinsaari”
  • Finnish: “Rittersaari”
  • French: “Île Ritter”
  • French: “Ritter Island”
  • French: “Ritter”
  • German: “Ritter-Insel”
  • Greek: “Ρίτερ”
  • Hungarian: “Ritter-sziget”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Ritter”
  • Italian: “Ritter”
  • Japanese: “リッター島”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Ritter”
  • Spanish: “Isla Ritter”
  • Western Panjabi: “رٹر جزیرہ”

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