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The Willaumez Peninsula is located on the north coast of New Britain in the
The Willaumez Peninsula is located on the north coast of New Britain in the West New Britain Province
West New Britain is a province of Papua New Guinea on the islands of New Britain. The provincial capital is Kimbe. The area of the province is 20,387 km² with a population of 264,264 as of the 2011 census. The province's only land border is w ...
. It was named after Jean-Baptiste Philibert Willaumez
Jean-Baptiste Philibert Willaumez (7 August 1763 – 17 May 1845) was a French sailor, Navy officer, and admiral of the First French Empire.
Willaumez joined the French Navy at the age of 14, and proved a competent sailor. Having risen to the ra ...
by Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux.
West New Britain Province
Peninsulas of Papua New Guinea
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