Pacific OceanPapua New Guinea
4°05′S 153°42′E
Feni Islands
Part of Bismarck Archipelago
The Feni Islands are an island group in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, located east of New Ireland, at 4°4′20.35″S 153°37′57.03″E. It is a part of the Bismarck Archipelago. The larger island of the group is Ambitle, the other island is Babase Island.
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The Feni Islands are an island group in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, located east of New Ireland, at 4°4′20.35″S 153°37′57.03″E. It is a part of the Bismarck Archipelago. The larger island of the group is Ambitle, the other island is Babase Island. The Dutch were the first Europeans to see the Feni Islands, also known as Anir Islands, and initially named them 'St John's Island'. The name has appeared as St. Johan's I. and S. Ians Eylant on maps from the mid-1600s to 1700s.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands2
- Minor islands0
- Islets0
- Rocks & skerries0
Major islands
Ambitle
- Area
- 88.3 km²
- High point
- 500 m
Ambitle is a volcanic island on the South Bismarck plate which, together with Babase, another volcanic island, makes up the Feni Islands in the Bismarck Archipelago. The island is located within the Papua New Guinea's New Ireland Province, to the east of the island of New Ireland.
Babase Island
- Area
- 23.4 km²
- High point
- 206 m
Babase Island is an island of the Feni Islands in Papua New Guinea, located east of New Ireland. It consists of a stratovolcano and a lava dome, joined by an isthmus.
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- Feni Islands NASA. Unknown author / Public domain