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Louisiade Archipelago (l ē'zēăd`, –äd`), SW Pacific, part of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (păp` ə, –y..... Click the link for more information.
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Group of islands off the southeastern tip of New Guinea, forming part of Papua New Guinea. The islands are mountainous and covered with dense vegetation.

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Louisiade Archipelago, island group, southeastern Papua New Guinea, including Tagula, Misima, and Rossel islands and numerous other small volcanic islands and coral reefs, in the Pacific Ocean. The archipelago is 1,600 sq km (600 sq mi) in area. The chief village, Bwagaoia, is on the eastern coast of Misima Island. The Spanish navigator Luis Vaez de Torres visited the island group in 1606; it was named for Louis XV of France in 1768.