Saint George's Channel in the

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. Its area is about 50,000 square km. History The first inhabitants o ...

, lies between New Ireland and

New Britain New Britain ( tpi, Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from New Guinea by a northwest corner of the Solomon Sea (or with an island hop of Umboi the Dam ...

. It is named by analogy with

St George's Channel St George's Channel ( cy, Sianel San Siôr, ga, Muir Bhreatan) is a sea channel connecting the Irish Sea to the north and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. Historically, the name "St George's Channel" was used interchangeably with "Irish Sea" ...

between Great Britain and Ireland.

History

During World War II Saint George's Channel was used by the Imperial Japanese Navy connecting

Rabaul Rabaul () is a township in the East New Britain province of Papua New Guinea, on the island of New Britain. It lies about 600 kilometres to the east of the island of New Guinea. Rabaul was the provincial capital and most important settlement in ...

to the open sea and for ships bound for the Solomon Islands. Allied missions against Japanese forces at

Cape St. George Cape St. George is the southernmost point on the island of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. It was the namesake for the Battle of Cape St. George, fought on 26 November 1943, between New Ireland and Buka. History During World War II Saint Ge ...

and St. George's Channel were conducted at December 31, 1942 - October 26, 1944.Saint Georges Channel New Ireland Province Papua New Guinea (PNG)
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Straits of Papua New Guinea {{PapuaNewGuinea-geo-stub

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