Gazelle Peninsula

Gazelle Peninsula seen from space

Gazelle Peninsula is a large peninsula in north-eastern New Britain, Papua New Guinea, at 4°36′S 152°00′E / 4.6°S 152°E / -4.6; 152. The peninsula was named by Georg Gustav Freiherr von Schleinitz after his ship SMS Gazelle. The Rabaul caldera is located on the tip of this peninsula.

Map of Gazelle Peninsula, 1912

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