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Umboi Island

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Umboi Island
Umboi Island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Umboi (also named Rooke or Siassi) is a volcanic island between the mainland of Papua New Guinea and the island of New Britain. It is separated from New Britain by the Dampier Strait, and Huon Peninsula and New Guinea by the Vitiaz Strait. It has an elevation of 1,335 metres (4,380 feet).

The Siassi Archipelago lies off the southeast coast of Umboi Island (a total of 18 islands, only seven are inhabited).

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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