Duke of York Island, Papua New Guinea explained

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Duke of York Island is the largest island of Duke of York Islands, Papua New Guinea, at .^[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 -71.626°N 170.0491°W in North Victoria Land in East-Antarctica, at the southern end of Robertson Bay, not far from Cape Adare.^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Web site: Duke of York Group Melanesian, Yule & Mussau Britannica . 2024-02-09 . www.britannica.com . en.
2. Web site: 2023-12-09 . Island immersion: a visit to the Duke of York Islands . dead . 2024-02-09 . Business Advantage PNG . en-US . 2024-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240119162707/https://www.businessadvantagepng.com/island-immersion-a-visit-to-the-duke-of-york-islands/ .
3. Web site: 2021-06-02 . Antarctica Detail . 2024-02-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602230241/https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:4153 . 2021-06-02 .
4. Web site: BirdLife Data Zone . 2024-02-09 . datazone.birdlife.org.