New Britain
island of the Bismarck Archipelago in Papua New Guinea
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Summary
New Britain is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,991 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: William Dampier[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Islands Region[4], West New Britain Province[5], East New Britain Province[6]
- Country: Papua New Guinea[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: Bismarck Sea[8], Solomon Sea[9]
- Continent: Insular Oceania[10]
- Capital: Kokopo[11]
- Part of: Bismarck Archipelago[12]
- Commons category: New Britain[13]
- Time of discovery or invention: February 27, 1700[14]
- Highest point: Ulawun[15]
- Located in/on physical feature: Bismarck Archipelago[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:New Britain[17]
- Population: 513,926[18]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], New International Encyclopedia[22], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24]
- Native label: New Britain[25], Niu Briten[26]
- Length: 520 km[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 2334 m[28]
- Area: 36,520 km²[29]
- Width: 146 km[30]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[31]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of New Britain[32]
Why It Matters
New Britain has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]