Duke of York Islands

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For the island group in Canada, see Duke of York Archipelago.
Duke of York Islands seen from space
Duke of York Islands seen from space

The Duke of York Islands, (formerly German: Neu Lauenburg), are a group of islands located in East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. They are found in St George's Channel between New Britain and New Ireland islands and form part of Bismarck Archipelago. The Duke of York Islands were named in 1767 by Philip Carteret after Duke of York.

[edit] Geography

The Duke of York islands consists of a total of thirteen islands and cover 58 km² in area. The largest island of the group is Duke of York Island and other islands include Makada, Kabakon, Kerawara, Ulu, and Mioko.

The island group lies in a seismic active zone, where two tectonic plates push upon each other. Earthquakes and tsunamis are not uncommon for the inhabitants of the islands.

The islands are low-lying, and are threatened with inundation due to rising sea levels. On 28 November 2000 the evacuation and resettlement of one thousand inhabitants to New Britain was announced.[1]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Evacuation from Rising Seas Planned for Pacific Islanders: 1,000 flee as sea begins to swallow up Pacific islands", The Independent (UK), 29 November 2000. Retrieved on 2007-03-26. 

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Coordinates: 4°10′00″S 152°27′00″E / -4.166667, 152.45

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