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Bismarck Archipelago
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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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- Has part
- New Britain
- Named after
- Otto von Bismarck
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Located in
- Islands Region
- Area
- 49700
- Elevation
- 2300
- Time zone
- UTC+10:00
- Body of water
- Bismarck Sea
- Image
- Sun, Sea, Sand And Volcano.jpg
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- located in/on physical feature
- Pacific Ocean
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Commons category
- Bismarck Archipelago
- topic's main category
- Category:Bismarck Archipelago
- native label
- Bismarck Archipelago
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Encyclopedic overview
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).
History
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