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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD D'ENTRECASTEAUX ISLANDS

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PRONUNCIATION OF D'ENTRECASTEAUX ISLANDS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF D'ENTRECASTEAUX ISLANDS

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WHAT DOES D'ENTRECASTEAUX ISLANDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

D'Entrecasteaux Islands

D'Entrecasteaux Islands /ˌdɒntrəˈkæstoʊ/ are situated near the eastern tip of New Guinea in the Solomon Sea in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The group spans a distance of 160 km, has a total land area of approximately 3,100 km² and is separated from the Papua New Guinea mainland by the 30 km wide Ward Hunt Strait in the north and the 18 km wide Goschen Strait in the south. D'Entrecasteaux Islands show signs of volcanism.

Definition of D'Entrecasteaux Islands in the English dictionary

The definition of D'Entrecasteaux Islands in the dictionary is a group of volcanic islands in the Pacific, off the SE coast of New Guinea: part of Papua New Guinea. Pop: 49 167. Area: 3141 sq km.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE D'ENTRECASTEAUX ISLANDS

British Virgin Islands
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Synonyms and antonyms of D'Entrecasteaux Islands in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «D'Entrecasteaux Islands» into 25 languages

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The translations of D'Entrecasteaux Islands from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «D'Entrecasteaux Islands» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

特尔卡斯托群岛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Islas Entrecasteaux
570 millions of speakers

English

D´Entrecasteaux Islands
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डी ´ Entrecasteaux द्वीप
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Translator English - Arabic

جزر D´ Entrecasteaux
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

D´Entrecasteaux острова
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ilhas de Entrecasteaux
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Translator English - Bengali

D´Entrecasteaux দ্বীপপুঞ্জ
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Translator English - French

D´ îles d´Entrecasteaux
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Translator English - Malay

D´Entrecasteaux Islands
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Translator English - German

D´ Entrecasteaux -Inseln
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Translator English - Japanese

D´ Entrecasteauxなど諸島
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Translator English - Korean

D´ Entrecasteaux 제도
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Translator English - Javanese

D´Entrecasteaux Kapuloan
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Translator English - Vietnamese

D´ đảo Entrecasteaux
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Translator English - Tamil

D´Entrecasteaux Islands
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Translator English - Marathi

डी´अर्टरकास्टेक्स आइलॅंड्स
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Translator English - Turkish

D´Entrecasteaux Adaları
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Translator English - Italian

D´ Isole Entrecasteaux
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Translator English - Polish

D´ Wyspy Entrecasteaux
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Translator English - Ukrainian

D´Entrecasteaux острови
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Translator English - Romanian

D´ Insulele Entrecasteaux
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Translator English - Greek

D´ Εντρκαστώ
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Translator English - Afrikaans

D´ Entrecasteaux Eilande
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Translator English - Swedish

D´Entrecasteaux Öarna
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Translator English - Norwegian

D´ Entrecasteaux Øyene
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about D'Entrecasteaux Islands

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «D'ENTRECASTEAUX ISLANDS»

Discover the use of D'Entrecasteaux Islands in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to D'Entrecasteaux Islands and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fire Mountains of the Islands: A History of Volcanic ...
other — in this case to the north and south.40 Geoscientists have since taken a particular research interest in trying to identify what happens to this plate boundary when it is traced westwards towards the D'Entrecasteaux Islands and the ...
R. Wally Johnson, 2013
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U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin
<z PART 3: HISTORICAL UNREST AT LARGE QUATERNARY CALDERAS ( continued) M See inside back cover for explanation and abbreviations UNNAMED, near Esa'Ala, D'Entrecasteaux Islands (continued) HISTORICAL ACTIVITY ...
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New Guinea and Polynesia.: Discoveries and Surveys in New ...
Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea and the D'Entrecasteaux Islands: a Cruise in Polynesia and Visits to the Pearl-shelling Stations in Torres Straits of H.M.S. Basilisk. John Moresby. number of high islands. The state of knowledge ...
John Moresby
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The George A. Thompson Volume: The Lithosphere of Western ...
East of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, arc rilling by the oceanic spreading system of the Woodlark Basin (Weissel et al., 1982) has separated an eastern extension (Woodlark Rise) of the Trobriand Platform, as a frontal arc. from a remnant arc ...
Simon Klemperer, Wallace Gary Ernst, 2003
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Biogeography of Australasia: A Molecular Analysis
Nevertheless, the D'Entrecasteaux Islands also have independent biogeographic connections with the craton, that do not involve other accreted terrane groups. The polymorphic python Morelia viridis has three main clades, with the following  ...
Michael Heads, 2013
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The Megalithic Culture of Melanesia
Other migrations of the stone-using immigrants starting from the D'Entrecasteaux Islands went over the Amphlets and Trobriand Islands as far as Murua (snake Motalai). From the D'Entrecasteaux Islands the stone- using immigrants must have ...
Alphonse Riesenfeld, 1950
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Shields of Melanesia
All the splashboards mentioned are from the style of canoe long at home in the D' Entrecasteaux Islands and called masawa in the Trobriands. This style of canoe was adopted by the Trobrianders in the 19th century in place of a style of canoe ...
Harry Beran, Barry Craig, 2005
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Non-volcanic Rifting of Continental Margins: A Comparison of ...
Subordinate deformation, reflected in seismicity and subsurface faults south of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, suggests that some deformation may occur there west of 150.5°E (e.g. Mutter et al. 1996) ; its kinematic relationship to the main ...
R. C. L. Wilson, 2001
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Atlas of Exploration
Theexpedition alsoadded to their chartsthe D'Entrecasteaux Islands and Trobriand Island.Althoughhe did not realizeit, D'Entrecasteaux mayhave comeclose todiscoveringthefateof La Pérouse.He passedover the Vanikoro reefnear the Santa ...
Shona Grimbly, 2013
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Walker's Mammals of the World
... Serasan Island, Negros, Mindanao, Sulawesi, South Molucca Islands, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Louisiade Archipelago; P. collinus, central highlands of Papua New Guinea; P. angulatus ...
Ronald M. Nowak, 1999

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «D'ENTRECASTEAUX ISLANDS»

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Cricket PNG officially launches new cricket pitch for Vabukori Village
... arrives on D'entrecasteaux Island · The Oil Search Pacific Games Relay went island hopping through the friendly D'entrecasteaux Islands. «Papua New Guinea Today, Jun 15»
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Trigold Signs Agreement for 95% Interest in Gold Tenements in …
The Fergusson Project is located in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, with access by boat from Alotau on the nearby mainland or by fixed wing ... «Marketwired, Sep 14»
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A Strong 5.6 Earthquake has Shaken Papua New Guinea in the …
... Guinea Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea D'entrecasteaux Islands Ninigo Islands, Papua New Guinea Bougainville, Papua New Guinea ... «Guardian Express, Dec 12»
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Hooked on paradise: PNG cruise
"Paradise'' is everywhere in between as the ship slowly steams and stops off at such natural treasures as the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, ... «NEWS.com.au, Dec 11»
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Leaving Sewa Bay by Sailboat
We left Sewa Bay yesterday and headed toward the Amphlett Group islands to the northwest of the D'Entrecasteaux islands. These are smaller ... «New York Times, Sep 11»
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Can the weather cause earthquakes?
... and Timor Region; PNG, Solomon Islands, D'entrecasteaux Islands region,Santa Cruz Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands, ... «Sciblogs, Sep 10»
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Introduction to the Lapita Cultural Complex - Colonizers of the Pacific
... outcrops used by the Lapita in the Admiralty Islands, West New Britain, Fergusson Island in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, and the Banks Islands in Vanuatu. «About - News & Issues, Dec 06»

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