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Coordinates: 4°10′00″S 152°28′00″E / 4.1666667°S 152.4666667°E / -4.1666667; 152.4666667
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'''Duke of York Island''' is the largest island of [[Duke of York Islands]], [[Papua New Guinea]], at {{Coord|4.1666667|S|152.4666667|E|display=inline,title}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Duke of York Group {{!}} Melanesian, Yule & Mussau {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Duke-of-York-Group |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> The island is named after [[Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany|Prince Frederick]], the second son of [[George III|King George III]] of [[Great Britain]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-09 |title=Island immersion: a visit to the Duke of York Islands |url=https://www.businessadvantagepng.com/island-immersion-a-visit-to-the-duke-of-york-islands/ |url-status=dead |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Business Advantage PNG |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119162707/https://www.businessadvantagepng.com/island-immersion-a-visit-to-the-duke-of-york-islands/ }}</ref>
'''Duke of York Island''' is the largest island of [[Duke of York Islands]], [[Papua New Guinea]], at {{Coord|4.1666667|S|152.4666667|E|display=inline,title}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Duke of York Group {{!}} Melanesian, Yule & Mussau {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Duke-of-York-Group |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> The island is named after [[Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany|Prince Frederick]], the second son of [[George III|King George III]] of [[Great Britain]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-09 |title=Island immersion: a visit to the Duke of York Islands |url=https://www.businessadvantagepng.com/island-immersion-a-visit-to-the-duke-of-york-islands/ |url-status=dead |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Business Advantage PNG |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119162707/https://www.businessadvantagepng.com/island-immersion-a-visit-to-the-duke-of-york-islands/ }}</ref>

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Duke of York Island is the largest island of Duke of York Islands, Papua New Guinea, at 4°10′00″S 152°28′00″E / 4.1666667°S 152.4666667°E / -4.1666667; 152.4666667.[1] The island is named after Prince Frederick, the second son of King George III of Great Britain.[2]

Shared name

There is also a Duke of York Island at 71°37′33.74″S 170°2′56.88″E / 71.6260389°S 170.0491333°E / -71.6260389; 170.0491333 in North Victoria Land in East-Antarctica, at the southern end of Robertson Bay, not far from Cape Adare.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Duke of York Group | Melanesian, Yule & Mussau | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Island immersion: a visit to the Duke of York Islands". Business Advantage PNG. 9 December 2023. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Antarctica Detail". 2 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ^ "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 9 February 2024.


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