Duke of York Islands
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- For the island group in Canada, see Duke of York Archipelago.
Duke of York Islands, (formerly German: Neu Lauenburg), is a group of islands between the islands of New Britain and New Ireland, at . Islands are part of Bismarck Archipelago. The largest island of the group is Duke of York Island; other islands include Makada, Kabakon, Kerawara, Ulu, and Mioko. The Duke of York Islands are named after Duke of York.
The islands are low-lying, and are threatened with inundation due to rising sea levels. Already one thousand of the inhabitants have been evacuated and resettled in New Britain.[1]
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- ^ "Evacuation from Rising Seas Planned for Pacific Islanders: 1,000 flee as sea begins to swallow up Pacific islands", The Independent (U.K.), 29 November 2000. Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
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