• Neubritannien, formerly Neupommern
• Duke OF York island, formerly Neulauenburg
• New Ireland, formerly Neumecklenburg
• Lavongai, also new Hanover, formerly new Hanover
• Manus, also admiralty islands.

They are arranged semicircular and lie opposite the east coast separately from new Guinea, by the Dampierstrasse (approx. 90 km broad). The expansion is between 2"° and 6"°30' southern latitude and 148"° to 155"° eastern length. They are gebirgig, fruitful however volcanic origin and with a fauna as on new Guinea.

Surface: approx. 47,100 km

For the first time the islands were sighted by Le Maire and Schouten, but only Dampier designated them. The islands were from 1885 to 1918 German colony. Neubritannien carried in this time the name Neupommern, new Ireland became Neumecklenburg, the York island was called Neulauenburg and Lavongai kept the previous name new Hanover.

In the western part of the Bismarck archipelago is the Eremiteninseln (also Luf group, Hermitinseln or Agomes).

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