Lolobau Island

Lolobau Island is an island in the , within the of the Islands Region, in northern . During World War II a number military actions occurred near Lolobau Island including in early 1943.
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  • 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

Latitude
-4.92122° or 4° 55′ 16″ south
Longitude
151.17246° or 151° 10′ 21″ east
Elevation
276 metres (906 feet)
Open location code
6R7H35HC+GX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28901728
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2092217
Wiki­data ID
Q1266576
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