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Bismarck Archipelago

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Bismarck Archipelago

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archipelago in the Pacific Ocean north of New Guinea

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The Bismarck Archipelago is a group of islands located in the Pacific Ocean just north of New Guinea. It is significant as an important geographic and strategic area in the Western Pacific region.

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The Bismarck Archipelago (German: Bismarck-Archipel, pronounced [ˈbɪsmaʁk ˌaʁçiˈpeːl]) is a group of islands located just off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. Its area is about 50,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi).

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bismarck Archipelago” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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