Oceania
Papua New Guinea
Milne Bay Province

Rossel Island

Rossel Island is the easternmost island of the , within the of . Tree Islet is situated 1.5 miles to the north-west, while is situated 1.5 miles westward.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Papua New Guinea
  • Also known as: “Arova”, “Jela”, and “Rua”

Rossel Island

Latitude
-11.35° or 11° 21′ south
Longitude
154.15° or 154° 9′ east
Population
5,000
Elevation
562 metres (1,844 feet)
Open location code
5RWPM42X+2X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 305002391
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2132627
Wiki­data ID
Q2002440
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Satellite Map

Discover Rossel Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Rossel Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Rossel Island”
  • Chinese: “罗塞尔岛”
  • Chinese: “羅塞爾島”
  • Czech: “Ostrov Rossel”
  • Dutch: “Rossel”
  • Dutch: “Yela”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “روسيل ايسلاند”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “روسيل”
  • Estonian: “Rossel”
  • Estonian: “Rosseli saar”
  • French: “Île Rossel”
  • French: “Île Rossell”
  • French: “Rossel”
  • Georgian: “როსელი”
  • German: “Rossel”
  • Italian: “Rossel”
  • Japanese: “ロッセル島”
  • Marathi: “येला”
  • Marathi: “रॉसेल द्वीप”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Rossel”
  • Russian: “Россел”
  • Slovenian: “Rossel”
  • Spanish: “Isla Rossel”
  • Swedish: “Rossel”
  • Swedish: “Yela Island”
  • Swedish: “Yela”
  • Western Mari: “Россел”
  • Western Panjabi: “روسل جزیرہ”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rossel Island”. Photo: NASA, Public domain.