Lolobau Island
Lolobau Island is an island in the Bismarck Sea, within the West New Britain Province of the Islands Region, in northern Papua New Guinea. During World War II a number military actions occurred near Lolobau Island including in early 1943.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
- Type: Island
- Description: island of Papua New Guinea
- Also known as: “Du Portail Island”, “Duportail-Insel”, “Duputail Island”, “Duputil Island”, “Lolabau Island”, “Lolubau Island”, “Namisoko”, “Namisoko Duportail”, “Namisoko Island”, and “Namsoko”
Lolobau Island
- Categories: volcanic island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-4.92122° or 4° 55′ 16″ southLongitude
151.17246° or 151° 10′ 21″ eastElevation
276 metres (906 feet)Open location code
6R7H35HC+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 28901728OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
2092217Wikidata ID
Q1266576
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Satellite Map
Discover Lolobau Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to German—“Lolobau Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Lolobau Island”
- Cebuano: “Lolobau Island”
- Dutch: “Lolobau Island”
- German: “Bassulasula”
- German: “Duportail”
- German: “Lolobau Island”
- German: “Lolobau”
- German: “Mount Lolobau”
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