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Bismarck Sea
The
Bismarck Sea
lies in the southwestern
Pacific Ocean
to the north of the island of
Papua New Guinea
and to the south of the
Bismarck Archipelago
and
Admiralty Islands
. Like the Bismarck archipelago, it is named in honour of the
German
chancellor
Otto von Bismarck
. The Bismarck archipelago extends round to the east and north of the sea, enclosing the Bismarck Sea and separating it from the
Pacific Ocean
. To the south it is linked to the
Solomon Sea
by the
Vitiaz Strait
.
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