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Duke of York Islands

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Duke of York Islands, group of 13 coral islands, 23 sq mi (60 sq km), SW Pacific, in the Bismarck Archipelago Bismarck Archipelago, volcanic island group, 19,200 sq mi (49,730 sq km), SW Pacific, a part of Papua New Guinea. The group includes New Britain (the largest island), New Ireland, the Admiralty Islands, the Mussau Islands, New Hanover, the Vitu Islands, and the Duke
..... Click the link for more information. , part of Papua New Guinea. There are several coconut plantations. Duke of York Island is the largest of the group, which was formerly called Neu Lauenburg.
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Then, far to the west, in 1880, German traders and missionaries from Samoa settled in and around the Duke of York Islands near the present-day township of Rabaul.
Papua New Guinea has a Word for excellence--Sigri! Though coffee has ... by Tea & Coffee Trade Journal
CLIMATE JUSTICE SINKS UNDER THE PRESSURE OF CARBON TRADING On 28 November last year, 1000 people from the Duke of York Islands in Papua New Guinea were told they were to be relocated from their homes, which were rapidly disappearing below sea level.
THAT PETROL EMOTION by SETTLE, DOMENICA / Arena Magazine
 
 
 
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