Karkar Island
Karkar Island is an oval-shaped volcanic island located in the Bismarck Sea, about 74 kilometres off the north coast of mainland Papua New Guinea in Madang Province, from which it is separated by the Isumrud Strait.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Island
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Dampier-Insel”, “Ilha Karkar”, “Karker Island”, “Krakar Island”, and “カーカー島”
- Historically known as: “Dampier Island”
Karkar Island
- Categories: volcanic island, mountain, locality, and landform
- Location: Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-4.63333° or 4° 38′ south
Longitude
145.96667° or 145° 58′ east
Population
65,000
Elevation
1,036 metres (3,399 feet)
Open location code
6R779X88+MM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Karkar Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة كركار”
- Catalan: “Karkar Island”
- Cebuano: “Karkar Island”
- Chinese: “卡尔卡尔岛”
- Chinese: “卡爾卡爾島”
- Czech: “Karkar”
- Dutch: “Karkar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كاركار ايسلاند”
- French: “Karkar”
- Georgian: “კარკარი”
- German: “Karkar”
- Italian: “Karkar”
- Japanese: “カルカル島”
- Ladin: “Karkar Island”
- Mirandese: “Karkar”
- Persian: “جزیره کارکار”
- Polish: “Karkar”
- Portuguese: “Karkar”
- Russian: “Каркар”
- Swedish: “Karkar”
- Ukrainian: “Каркар”
- Venetian: “Karkar”
- Western Panjabi: “کارکر جزیرہ”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Dokte and Mom.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Uluman crater peak and Mount Uluman.
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