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Dampier Strait (Papua New Guinea)
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Dampier Strait in Papua New Guinea separates Umboi Island and New Britain, linking the Bismarck Sea to the north with the deeper Solomon Sea to the south.
This article is about the strait in Papua New Guinea. For the same strait name in Indonesia, see Dampier Strait (Indonesia).
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![]() Dampier Strait seen from space. Also visible are Umboi Island (west), New Britain (east) and Sakar Island (north). (false colors) | |
Coordinates | 5.6°S 148.2°E / -5.6; 148.2 |
Type | strait |
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