Place details
Place nameNew Britain
Other namesNeu-Britannien, Neu-Pommern, Niu Briten
CountryPapua New Guinea
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Site of early Melanesian settlements & Lapita pottery finds; highest point Mt. Sinewit, active volcano (last eruption May 1937); divided into two administrative provinces, East & West New Britain; principal towns Rabaul & Kimbe (provincial capitals).