Amphlett Group
- Landsat 7
- Path 093, Row 066
- 16 June 2000
The 18 islands of the Amphlett Group (shown above in false colour with vegetation cover in greyscale) are part of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands group of southeastern Papua New Guinea; they are located on the eastern side of the group, situated between 8 km and 20 km off the Cape Vinall region of northern Fergusson Island.
The Amphlett Group consists of 14 islands and islets that are arranged loosely in a ring shaped formation of 21 km by 16 km; a further 5 islands (at bottom-left in the above image) are located 3.5 km to the east, outside of the main ring. The islands are hilly, rising to 586 m above sea level on Yabwaia and to 457 m on Wamea. The main islands include Wamea, Wawiwa, and Yabwaia.
image: millenium coral reefs landsat archive/usf millenium global coral reef mapping project/nasa seawifs/nasa jsc
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