Babase

Babase
Satellite image of the Feni Islands with Babase Island (center right).
Waters	Bismarcksee
Archipelago	Feni Islands
Geographical location	4 ° 0 '42 "  S , 153 ° 42' 37"  E Coordinates: 4 ° 0 '42 "  S , 153 ° 42' 37"  E
length	10 km
width	5 km
surface	23 km²
Highest elevation	200  m
Topographic map with Ambitle (larger) and Babase (smaller)

Babase is the smaller and northern island of the Feni Islands in the Pacific , north of New Ireland in the Bismarck Archipelago , which belongs to Papua New Guinea , New Ireland Province . It is part of the Tabar - Lihir - Tanga - Feni island chain .

Babase is separated from the neighboring island of Ambitle by the Salat Street, which is only 100 m wide . In front of the Babase is the small side island Balum. Babase is about 23 km² and consists of a Pleistocene 200 m high stratovolcano and a lava dome , which are connected by a narrow isthmus .

On the island, near the village of Kamgot, there is an important archaeological site of the Lapita culture .

Web links

• Matthew G. Leavesley: Thirty-five thousand years in New Ireland. School of Archeology and Anthropology, Australian National University 2001

Topographic map of the Feni Islands