Western Islands, Papua New Guinea
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The Western Islands are a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago
, part of Papua New Guinea
, off the northeastern coast of New Guinea
in the western Pacific Ocean
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Islands:
Bismarck Archipelago
The Bismarck Archipelago is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean and is part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea.-History:...
, part of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, off the northeastern coast of New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
in the western Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
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Islands:
- Aua IslandAua IslandAua is an island in the Bismarck Archipelago. It is part of the Western Islands, Papua New Guinea.Aua Island is equipped with an airport according to the list of airport by AITA code ....
- Hermit IslandsHermit IslandsThe Hermit Islands are a group of 17 islands within the Western Islands of the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. Their coordinates are ....
- Kaniet IslandsKaniet IslandsThe Kaniet Islands are the easternmost group islands within the Western Islands of the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. It consists four islands and one islet. Their coordinates are , located northeast of the Hermit Islands. Sae Island is a nearby island often subsumed under the Kaniet...
(Anchorite) - Sae IslandSae IslandSae Island is the northernmost island within the Western Islands of the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. It is located just northwest of the Kaniet Islands, under which it is often subsumed, although the two are distinct. Another name for the Kaniet Islands is "Anchorite Islands"....
- Ninigo IslandsNinigo IslandsThe Ninigo Islands are a group of 31 islands within the Western Islands of the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. Their coordinates are ....
- Wuvulu IslandWuvulu IslandWuvulu Island is part of the Western Islands of the Bismarck Archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean, part of Manus Province, Papua New Guinea. It is the westernmost island of the thirteen island groups that make up island chain in the archipelago...