Skip to content
Archipelago

    Umboi Island

    Umboi

    5°40′S 147°58′E

    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 from New Guinea's Huon Peninsula by the Vitiaz Strait. It has an elevation of 1,335 metres (4,380 feet).

    Umboi Island

    Unknown author / Public domain

    Terrain

    5°40′S 147°58′E

    Terrain exaggerated for relief. Drag to look around.

    Overview

    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 from New Guinea's Huon Peninsula by the Vitiaz Strait. It has an elevation of 1,335 metres (4,380 feet). Umboi Island is part of the Siassi Group, which contains a total of 18 islands, of which only seven are inhabited.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Chart

    Nearest islands

    Also in Siassi Islands

    • Tolokiwa Island

      44.3 km²▲ 1,369 m

      Minor islands

    • Sakar Island

      43.4 km²▲ 992 m

      Minor islands

    • Tuam Island

      0.92 km²▲ 35 m

      Minor islands

    • Malai Island

      0.89 km²▲ 23 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.88 km²▲ 12 m

      Minor islands

    • Ritter Island

      0.28 km²▲ 79 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.18 km²▲ 7 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.14 km²▲ 10 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Bismarck Archipelago

    Also in Papua New Guinea

    Also in Melanesia

    Also in Solomon Islands

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs