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The island of New Guinea, to the north of Australia, is occupied by Papua New Guinea in the east and the Indonesian province of West Papua in the west.
Nauru, an island off the coast of Papa New Guinea and Australia
Indonesia is not in a continent, it is an archipelago of islands off the south east tip of Asia stretching out towards Australia and New Guinea.
The Battle of the Coral Sea took place in the Coral Sea off the northeast coast of Australia near New Guinea
The strait north of Australia off Cape York Peninsula (Australia's northernmost point) is Torres Strait. It is around 150 km wide, and separates Cape York Peninsula from Papua New Guinea.
The largest country in Melanesia in terms of size is Papa New Guinea. Melanesia is located off the eastern coast of Australia.
There are many more than two islands close to Australia. The nearest large island is New Guinea to the north, while to the southeast is the island country of New Zealand, made up of two main island, the North Island and the South Island, as well as numerous other islands. Australia's own island state of Tasmania lies south of the eastern seaboard. Two smaller islands to the east are Lord Howe and Norfolk Island, while Rottnest lies west of Perth. Off the South Australian coast can be found Kangaroo Island.
New Guinea, the second largest island in the world.
The largest island in the world is Greenland.Australia is not the largest island in the world. It is the world's smallest continent. It is only referred to as an "island continent" because it is completely encircled by water.The next largest island after Greenland is New Guinea.
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Off the coast of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
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