Dampier Strait

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Dampier Strait seen from space. Also visible are Umboi Island (west), New Britain (east) and Sakar Island (north). (false color)
Dampier Strait seen from space. Also visible are Umboi Island (west), New Britain (east) and Sakar Island (north). (false color)

Dampier Strait is a strait between Umboi Island and New Britain, linking the Bismarck Sea to the north with the Solomon Sea to the south, at 5.6° S 148.2° E.

The Dampier Strait is named after the first European to sail through it, British navigator William Dampier in 1700 in HMS Roebuck.


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