Dampierstrasse (Papua New Guinea)
Dampier Street | ||
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The Dampier Strait from space. To the west of it are Umboi Island and Sakar , to the east of New Britain | ||
Connects waters | Bismarcksee | |
with water | Solomon Lake | |
Separates land mass | New Britain | |
of land mass | Umboi | |
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Geographical location | 5 ° 36 '30 " S , 148 ° 11' 50" E | |
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Map with Dampier Street |
The Dampier Strait [ ˈdæmpjə ] is a shipping route that connects the Bismarck Sea with the Solomon Sea . It runs between the islands of Umboi , the Knights Island and Sakar in the west and New Britain in the east.
The street was named after the British navigator William Dampier .