🌊 Astrolabe Bay

Papua New Guinea · Oceania · 5.34°S, 145.91°E

Astrolabe Bay is a large body of water off the south coast of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, located at 5.35°S 145.9166667°E. It is a part of the Bismarck Sea and stretches from the Cape Iris in the south to the Cape Croisilles to the north. It was discovered in 1827 by Jules Dumont d'Urville and named after his ship. Capital of Madang Province, Madang lies on the coast of Astrolabe Bay.

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Quick facts

Country	Papua New Guinea
Continent / region	Oceania
Coordinates (approx.)	5.34°S, 145.91°E · view on map

Astrolabe Bay is located in Papua New Guinea, in Oceania.

More bays in Papua New Guinea

Ataliklikun Bay · Blanche Bay · Collingwood Bay · Dyke Ackland Bay · Empress Augusta Bay · Gulf of Papua · Henry Reid Bay · Holnicote Bay · Huon Gulf · Jacquinot Bay.

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