island of New Britain
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The island of New Britain is a large volcanic island in Papua New Guinea’s Bismarck Archipelago, known for its diverse indigenous cultures, languages, and rugged rainforest-covered terrain.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Britain | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| area | about 36500 square kilometres ⓘ |
| climate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| easternPartAdministeredAs | East New Britain Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerColonialPower | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Neu-Pommern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalType | volcanic arc island ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | rich rainforest flora and fauna ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Kimbe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kokopo NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
cocoa production
ⓘ
copra production ⓘ fishing ⓘ oil palm plantations ⓘ timber extraction ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
active volcanoes
ⓘ
coral reefs ⓘ mangrove swamps ⓘ river valleys ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousPeoples |
Baining people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kove people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mengen people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakanai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily |
Austronesian languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papuan languages ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount Sinewit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestIslandOf | Bismarck Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 520 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bismarck Archipelago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bismarck Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Melanesia ⓘ Southwest Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Islands Region of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedBy | Dampier Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain |
mountainous
ⓘ
rainforest-covered ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+10 ⓘ |
| vulnerableTo |
earthquakes
ⓘ
tropical cyclones ⓘ volcanic eruptions ⓘ |
| wasTheatreOf | World War II Pacific campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| westernPartAdministeredAs | West New Britain Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | up to about 146 kilometres ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.