The Bismarck Archipelago is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean and is part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. Its area is about 50,000 square km.
Satellite view of the islands of New Britain and New Ireland, the two largest in the Bismarck Archipelago
The first wave of US troops lands on Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, 29 February 1944.
Rabaul caldera, New Britain
New Guinea is the world's second-largest island, with an area of 785,753 km2 (303,381 sq mi). Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the 150-kilometre wide Torres Strait, though both landmasses lie on the same continental shelf, and were united during episodes of low sea level in the Pleistocene glaciations as the combined landmass of Sahul. Numerous smaller islands are located to the west and east. The island's name was given by Spanish explorer Yñigo Ortiz de Retez during his maritime expedition of 1545 due to the resemblance of the indigenous peoples of the island to those in the African region of Guinea.
Mount Bosavi
Highlands of Papua New Guinea
Yali tribesman in the Baliem Valley
Yali Mabel, Kurulu Village War Chief at Baliem Valley
