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The''On the Northwest.'' By the Southeast limit ofBismarck Sea The Bismarck Sea (, ) lies in the southwestern Pacific Ocean within the nation of Papua New Guinea. It is located northeast of the island of New Guinea and south of the Bismarck Archipelago. It has coastlines in districts of the Islands Regi ...New_Ireland_along_the_parallel_of_4°50'_South_to_the_coast_of_New_Britain.html" ;"title="New_Ireland_(island).html" ;"title=" line from the Southern point of New Ireland (island)">New Ireland along the parallel of 4°50' South to the coast of New Britain">New_Ireland_(island).html" ;"title=" line from the Southern point of New Ireland (island)">New Ireland along the parallel of 4°50' South to the coast of New Britain, along its Northern coast and thence a line from its Western extreme through the Northern point of Umboi Island to Teliata Point,New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...()]. ''On the Northeast.'' By a line from the Southern point of New Ireland to the North point of Buka Island, through this island to the Northwest point of Bougainville Island, along the Southern coasts of Bougainville, ChoiselChoiseul.html" ;"title="/nowiki>Choiseul Island, Choiseul">/nowiki> Choiseul /nowiki>, Ysabel Santa_Isabel /nowiki>,_Malaita.html" ;"title="Santa Isabel Island">Santa Isabel /nowiki>, Malaita">Santa Isabel Island">Santa Isabel /nowiki>, Malaita and San Cristobal [ Makira] Islands. ''On the South.'' The Northern limit of the Coral Sea between San Cristobal Island, theSolomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ..., and Gado-Gadoa Island, off the Southeast extreme ofNew Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...[Gado-Gadoa Island near its Southeastern extreme (), down this meridian to the 100 fathom line and thence along the Southern edges of Uluma (Suckling) Reef and those extending to the Eastward as far as the Southeast point of Lawik Reef () off Tagula Island[ Vanatinai] , thence a line to the Southern extreme of Rennell Island and from its Eastern point to Cape Surville, the Eastern extreme of San Cristobal Island]. ''On the Southwest.'' By the coast of New Guinea and a line from its Southeasternmost point through theLouisiade Archipelago The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands in Papua New Guinea. It is located 200 km southeast of New Guinea, stretching over more than and spread ...toRossel Island Rossel Island (named after de Rossel, a senior officer on the French expedition of d'Entrecasteaux, 1791-1793; also known as Yela) is the easternmost island of the Louisiade Archipelago, within the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. Tree Isle ....
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* {{Authority control Marginal seas of the Pacific Ocean Seas of Oceania Bodies of water of Papua New Guinea Bodies of water of the Solomon Islands Geography of Milne Bay Province Geography of New Britain Geography of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville Solomon Islands (archipelago) Papua New Guinea–Solomon Islands border