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Definition: Bismarck Archipelago from The Macquarie Dictionary
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a group of islands in the south-western Pacific, north-east of New Guinea and forming part of PNG, including the Admiralty Islands, New Hanover, New Ireland and adjacent islands.


Bismarck Archipelago

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Group of over 200 islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, part of Papua New Guinea ; area 49,660 sq km/19,200 sq mi. The largest island is New Britain. Coconut fibre, copra, cotton, rubber, coffee, tortoiseshell, trepang (sea cucumbers), mother-of-pearl, and fruit are the chief products. The population is mostly Papuan. History Their former name was New Britain Islands. The English explorer and navigator William Dampier landed on them in 1699, and in 1885 Britain assigned them to the German sphere of influence, under which cotton plantations were started. In September 1914 they were occupied by Australia and administered as a UN Trust Territory until independence in 1975, when the Bismarck Archipelago became a part of Papua New Guinea. The islands were occupied by Japan during World War II. Physical The principal islands are New Britain, formerly called Neu-Pommern (area 38,850 sq km/15,000 sq mi), and New Ireland, formerly called Neu- Mecklenburg (area 7,769 sq km/3,000 sq mi), …
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Group of over 200 islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, part of Papua New Guinea ; area 49,660 sq km/19,200 sq mi. The largest island is New Britain. Coconut fibre, copra, cotton, rubber, coffee, tortoiseshell, trepang (sea cucumbers), mother-of-pearl, and fruit are the chief products. The…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Island group, western Pacific Ocean . Lying northwest of New Guinea , it forms part of Papua New Guinea . It has a total area of about 18,600 sq mi (48,200 sq km); its largest components include New Britain , New Ireland , the Admiralty Islands , and Lavongai (New Hanover). Annexed by Germany in…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
volcanic island group, 19,200 sq mi (49,730 sq km), SW Pacific, a part of Papua New Guinea. The group includes New Britain (the largest island), New Ireland , the Admiralty Islands , the Mussau Islands, New Hanover , the Vitu Islands , and the Duke of York Islands . The islands are generally…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Island group in W Pacific Ocean N of E end of island of New Guinea; 19,173 sq. mi. (49,658 sq. km.); pop. (1989e) 371,400; includes islands of New Britain, New Ireland, New Hanover (Lavongai), Admiralty Is., and about 200 other islands and islets; part of Papua New Guinea. Islands are of volcanic…
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Full text Article Admiralty Islands

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Island group, Papua New Guinea . An extension of the Bismarck Archipelago comprising about 40 islands, the Admiralty Islands lie about 190 mi (300 km) north of the mainland of Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific Ocean. Most of the land area of the islands is contained in Manus Island, which is the…
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Full text Article New Ireland

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Island and province (pop., 2000: 118,350), Bismarck Archipelago , Papua New Guinea. The island has an area of 3,340 sq mi (8,651 sq km) and is about 220 mi (350 km) long. The terrain is largely mountainous. The province includes many nearby smaller islands. It was discovered by Dutch navigators in…
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