Duke of York Islands

The Duke of York Islands are a group of islands located in , Papua New Guinea. They are found in St George's Channel between and islands and form part of the .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: islands in Papua New Guinea
  • Also known as: Neu Lauenberg Group” and “Neu-Lauenburg-Inseln

Places of Interest

Highlights include Duke of York Island.

Island
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
is the largest island of the Duke of York Islands, , at. The island is named after Prince Frederick, the second son of King George III of . is situated 4 km northeast of Duke of York Islands.

Duke of York Islands

Latitude
-4.18892° or 4° 11′ 20″ south
Longitude
152.42741° or 152° 25′ 39″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
6R7JRC6G+CX
Geo­Names ID
2097930
Wiki­data ID
Q707916
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Duke of York Islands” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جزر دوك أوف يورك
  • Asturian: Islles del Duque de York
  • Basque: Yorkeko Dukearen uharteak
  • Catalan: illes del Duc de York
  • Cebuano: Duke of York Group
  • Chinese: 約克公爵群島
  • Chinese: 约克公爵群岛
  • Dutch: Duke of York eilanden
  • Dutch: Mioko
  • Esperanto: Insularo de la Duko de Jorko
  • French: Iles du Duc d’York
  • French: Îles du Duc d’York
  • French: Îles du Duc de York
  • French: îles du Duc-d’York
  • French: Îles du Duc-d’York
  • French: Neulauenburg
  • Galician: Illas Duke of York
  • German: Duke of York-Inseln
  • German: Duke-of-York-Inseln
  • German: Neu-Lauenburg
  • German: Neulauenburg
  • Greek: Νησιά του Δούκα της Υόρκης
  • Italian: Isola del Duca di York
  • Italian: Isole del Duca di York
  • Italian: Mioko
  • Japanese: デューク・オブ・ヨーク諸島
  • Japanese: デュークオブヨーク島
  • Macedonian: Миоко
  • Macedonian: Острови на Војводата од Јорк
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Duke of York Islands
  • Portuguese: Ilhas do Duque de Iorque
  • Russian: Острова Дьюк-оф-Йорк
  • Spanish: Duke of York Islands
  • Spanish: Islas del Duque de York
  • Spanish: Islas Duke of York
  • Spanish: Neu Lauenburg
  • Swedish: Duke of York Öarna
  • Swedish: Duke of York-öarna
  • Swiss German: Duke-of-York-Inseln
  • Thai: หมู่เกาะดยุกออฟยอร์ก
  • Tosk Albanian: Duke-of-York-Inseln
  • Vietnamese: Quần đảo Công tước xứ York

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