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Rossel Island

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Rossel Island
Rossel Island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Rossel Island (named after Élisabeth-Paul-Édouard de Rossel, a senior officer on the French expedition of d'Entrecasteaux, 1791–1793; also known as Yela) is the easternmost island of the Louisiade Archipelago, within the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. Tree Islet is situated 1.5 miles (1.3 nmi; 2.4 km) to the north-west, while Wule Island is situated 1.5 miles (1.3 nmi; 2.4 km) westward.

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

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