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Lolobau Island is an island in the Bismarck Sea, within the West New Britain Province of the
Islands Region The New Guinea Islands Region is one of four regions of Papua New Guinea (PNG), comprising the Bismarck Archipelago and north-western Solomon Islands Archipelago, located north-east of New Guinea island (the mainland). This is the least populou ...
, in northern
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 ...
. During
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
a number military actions occurred near Lolobau Island including in early 1943. For example, on May 3, 1943 B-24 Liberator of the United States 5th Air forces attacked shipping near the island. Lolobau Island is home to the Lolobau Volcano. It is recorded as having erupted in the 20th century.


Geography

It is a volcanic island of 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 ...
group. It is located just north of
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 ...
island in the archipelago.
Ulawun Ulawun is a basaltic and andesitic stratovolcano in West New Britain Province, on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. About southwest of the township of Rabaul, Ulawun is the highest mountain in New Britain and the second in the Bis ...
is an active volcano across the strait from Lolobau Island.


See also

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List of volcanoes in Papua New Guinea This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Papua New Guinea. New Guinea Admiralty Islands Bougainville D'Entrecasteaux Islands New Britain New Ireland Offshore islands References * Volcanoes of the World Ext ...


References


External links


Lolobau Island to Willaumez Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
Islands of New Britain Bismarck Archipelago West New Britain Province {{PapuaNewGuinea-island-stub