The Admiralty Islands

The Admiralty Islands

The Admiralty Islands may refer to:

* Admiralty Islands, a group of 18 islands near Papua New Guinea
* Admiralty Island, an island in the Alexander Archipelago of Alaska, U.S.
* The Admiralty Islands (Ontario), a group of islands in the Saint Lawrence River
* Admiralty Island (Nunavut), an Arctic island of Canada


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