Blanche Bay

Blanche Bay is a bay near , , . The bay is named after HMS Blanche, which surveyed the bay under the command of Captain Cortland Simpson in 1872.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in Papua New Guinea
  • Also known as: “Abit Nata”, “Blanche-Bai”, and “Blanchebucht”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Tavurvur and Vulcan.

Volcano
Photo: Taro Taylor, CC BY 2.0.
is an active stratovolcano near , on the island of , in Papua New Guinea.

Volcano
is a pumice cone in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rabaul.

Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the former provincial capital of East in .

Blanche Bay

Latitude
-4.26389° or 4° 15′ 50″ south
Longitude
152.19068° or 152° 11′ 26″ east
Open location code
6R7JP5PR+C7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4954136923
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2099340
Wiki­data ID
Q15199677
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Blanche Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Blanche Bay (luuk sa Papua New Guinea)”
  • Cebuano: “Blanche Bay”
  • Chinese: “布兰奇湾”
  • French: “Blanche Bay”
  • German: “Blanche Bay”
  • Japanese: “ブランチェ湾”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Matupit Number 1 and Tavana.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: WWII Gun and Japanese WWII Bunker.

Papua New Guinea: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Port Moresby and Lae.

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