Carteret Islands

The Carteret Islands are islands located 86 km north-east of in the . The atoll has a scattering of low-lying islands called Han, Jangain, Yesila, Yolasa and Piul, in a horseshoe shape stretching 30 km in north–south direction, with a total land area of 0.6 square kilometres and a maximum elevation of 1.5 metres above sea level.
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  • Atoll
  • Description: Papua New Guinea islands located 86 km (53 mi) north-east of Bougainville in the South Pacific
  • Also known as
    “Cartaret Islands”
    “Carteret Atoll”
    “Kilinailau”
    “Nine Islands”
    “Tulun”

Carteret Islands

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Latitude
-4.75368° or 4° 45′ 13″ south
Longitude
155.3841° or 155° 23′ 3″ east
Open location code
6R7Q69WM+GJ
Geo­Names ID
2093983
Wiki­data ID
Q858740

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Carteret Islands” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Carteret uharteak”
  • Catalan: “Kilinailau Islands”
  • Cebuano: “Kilinailau Atoll”
  • Chinese: “卡特雷特群岛”
  • Dutch: “Carteret Islands”
  • French: “îles Carteret”
  • French: “Îles Carteret”
  • German: “Carteret-Inseln”
  • Greek: “Ατόλη Κάρτερετ”
  • Greek: “Ατόλλη Κάρτερετ”
  • Hungarian: “Carteret-szigetek”
  • Japanese: “カータレット諸島”
  • Japanese: “カートレット環礁”
  • Japanese: “キリナイラウ島”
  • Latin: “Atollum Carteretianum”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhas Carteret”
  • Russian: “Килинаилау”
  • Spanish: “Islas Carteret”
  • Swedish: “Carteretöarna”
  • Swedish: “Kilinailau Islands”
  • Swedish: “Kilinailauöarna”
  • Swedish: “Tulum Islands”
  • Ukrainian: “Картерет”
  • Ukrainian: “Кілінаїлау”
  • Ukrainian: “Тулун (острів)”
  • Western Panjabi: “کارٹرٹ جزیرے”

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