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Admiralty Islands
Map of Papua New Guinea. The Admiralty Islands are in the dark red area at the top of the map.
Geography
Coordinates2°06′S 146°57′E / 2.100°S 146.950°E / -2.100; 146.950
Administration
Admiralty Islands Papua New Guinea
ProvinceManus Province
Demographics
Population60485 (2011 Census)
Pop. density28.8/km2 (74.6/sq mi)

The Admiralty Islands are an archipelago group of 18 islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the South Pacific Ocean. These are also sometimes called the Manus Islands, after the largest island.

These rainforest-covered islands constitute Manus Province, the smallest and least-populous province of Papua New Guinea, in its Islands Region. The total area is 2,100 km2 (810 sq mi). The province had a population of 60,485 at the 2011 Census. Many of the smaller Admiralty Islands are atolls and uninhabited.

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