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The Duke of York Islands (formerly German: Neulauenburg) are a group of islands located in East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. They are found in St George's Channel between New Britain and New Ireland islands and form part of the Bismarck Archipelago. The Duke of York Islands were named in 1767 by Philip Carteret to honour Prince Edward, son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and younger brother of George III of the United Kingdom.

Duke of York Islands
Duke of York Islands seen from space
Duke of York Islands
Geography
LocationMelanesia
Coordinates4°9′47″S 152°27′33″E
ArchipelagoBismarck Archipelago
Total islands13
Major islands7
Area58 km2 (22 sq mi)
Administration
Papua New Guinea
ProvinceEast New Britain Province

History


In the 1870s and 1880s German commercial firms began to site trading stations in New Guinea. Agents of J. C. Godeffroy & Sohn reached the Bismarck Archipelago from the Caroline Islands in 1872 and had established a trading post on the Islands from 1876.[1]

The wreck of HMAS AE1, lost in 1914 possibly due to a diving accident,[2] was located near these islands in December 2017 after 13 search missions. The submarine was found at a depth of 300 metres (980 ft) and was seen to be well preserved and in one piece.[3] The exact location of the wreck was not announced by the Australian government at the time of discovery, to protect it from "unauthorized salvage attempts". The government's stated position is that the wreck will be treated as a war grave.[4]


Geography


Scheme
Scheme

The Duke of York islands consist of a total of 13 islands and cover 58 square kilometres (22 sq mi) in area. The largest island of the group is Duke of York Island, and other islands include Makada, Kabakon, Kerawara, Ulu, Mioko, and Mualim.

The island group lies in a seismic active zone, where two tectonic plates push upon each other. Earthquakes and tsunamis are not uncommon for inhabitants of the islands.

The islands are low-lying, and are threatened with inundation due to rising sea levels. On 28 November 2000 the evacuation and resettlement of one thousand inhabitants to New Britain was announced.[5]


See also



References


  1. Linke, R 2006, The influence of German surveying on the development of New Guinea, Association of Surveyors of PNG. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. Zhou, Naaman (21 December 2017). "Australian navy world war one AE1 submarine found 103 years after it vanished". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. "'Found': Australian Navy Submarine HMAS AE1 located after 103 years". Navy News. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. Fitzpatrick, Stephen (21 December 2017). "Missing WW1 submarine AE1 found with underwater camera". The Australian. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. "Evacuation from Rising Seas Planned for Pacific Islanders: 1,000 flee as sea begins to swallow up Pacific islands". The Independent. UK. 29 November 2000. Retrieved 26 March 2007.



На других языках


[de] Duke-of-York-Inseln

Die Duke-of-York-Inseln (deutsch von 1885 bis 1918: Neulauenburg oder auch Neu-Lauenburg) bilden eine Inselgruppe im zu Papua-Neuguinea gehörenden Bismarck-Archipel. Benannt sind sie nach Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany. Zwischen 1884 und 1919 waren sie Teil der deutschen Kolonie Deutsch-Neuguinea. Schon ab 1875 war die Gruppe Ausgangspunkt von Kolonialbestrebungen um die Handelshäuser Hernsheim und Godeffroy.
- [en] Duke of York Islands

[es] Islas del Duque de York

Las islas del Duque de York (en inglés, Duke of York Islands, antiguamente, en alemán Neu Lauenburg, Nuevo Lauenburgo), son un grupo de pequeñas islas de la provincia de Nueva Bretaña del Este, en Papúa Nueva Guinea. Se sitúan en medio del canal de San Jorge, un estrecho que separa las islas de Nueva Bretaña y Nueva Irlanda, islas que forman parte del archipiélago de Bismarck.

[fr] Îles du Duc-d'York

Les îles du Duc-d'York sont un groupe d'îles entre la Nouvelle-Bretagne (et plus précisément la péninsule de Gazelle) et la Nouvelle-Irlande. Ces îles font partie de l'archipel Bismarck en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée. On y parle le ramoaaina.

[it] Isole del Duca di York

Le isole del Duca di York, note in passato sotto la dominazione tedesca come Neu Lauenburg, sono un gruppo di isole coralline di Papua Nuova Guinea.

[ru] Острова Дьюк-оф-Йорк

Острова Дьюк-оф-Йорк (англ. Duke of York Islands) — архипелаг в Тихом океане. Является территорией государства Папуа — Новая Гвинея. Административно входит в состав провинции Восточная Новая Британия региона Айлендс.



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