Alas Islands
The Alas Islands are part of Papua New Guinea. They are located at longitude 153.067 east and latitude 4.650 south. The islands are the setting for W. Somerset Maugham's short story "The Vessel of Wrath".- Type: Island
- Description: islands of Papua New Guinea
- Also known as: “Alas Rocks”
Alas Islands
- Categories: archipelago, locality, and landform
- Location: New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-4.65° or 4° 39′ south
Longitude
153.06667° or 153° 4′ east
Open location code
6R7M83X8+XM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Alas Islands” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Alas Islands”
- Spanish: “Alas (Islas)”
- Spanish: “Islas Alas”
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