Duke Of York Island, Papua New Guinea

Duke of York Island is the largest island of

Duke of York Islands The Duke of York Islands (formerly german: link=no, Neu lauenburg) are a group of islands located in East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. They are found in StGeorge's Channel between New Britain and New Ireland islands and form part o ...

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

, at . The island is named after Prince Edward, the brother of King George III of Great Britain. There is also a Duke of York Island at in North

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in East-

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, at the southern end of Robertson Bay, not far from Cape Adare. Islands of Papua New Guinea {{PapuaNewGuinea-geo-stub