Stettin Bay

Stettin Bay
Restorff Island near town of Kimbe, in Stettin Bay.
Restorff Island near town of Kimbe, in Stettin Bay.
Stettin Bay is located in West New Britain
Stettin Bay
Stettin Bay
LocationKimbe Bay, Bismarck Sea
Coordinates05°30′07.5″S 150°13′07.06″E / 5.502083°S 150.2186278°E / -5.502083; 150.2186278
TypeBay
Max. width35 kilometres (22 mi)
Max. depth25 kilometres (16 mi)

The Stettin Bay, also spelled as Stetin Bay, is a bay in the Bismarck Sea, within the Pacific Ocean, on the north coast of the island of New Britain. It is located in the Kimbe Bay, between the Willaumez Peninsula to the east, and Hoskins Peninsula to the west, within the West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.[1][2]

  1. ^ New Britain. Cape Gauffre to Stettin Bay, Including Willaumez Peninsula and Vitu Islands. Hydrographic Office of the United States Department of the Navy. 1943.
  2. ^ United States Hydrographic Office: Pacific Islands Pilot: Eastern groups. United States Government Publishing Office, 1928, p. 588.