Back روسيل (جزيره, بابوا نيو جينيا) ARZ Rossel Island CEB Rossel (Insel) German Isla Rossel Spanish Rossel Estonian Rossel (île) French Rossel Italian როსელი Georgian रॉसेल द्वीप Marathi Россел MRJ
Native name: Yela Island | |
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 A composite satellite image of Rossel Island | |
  Rossel Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Oceania |
| Coordinates | 11°21′S 154°09′E / 11.350°S 154.150°E[1] |
| Archipelago | Louisiade Archipelago |
| Adjacent to | Solomon Sea |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Major islands |
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| Area | 292.5 km2 (112.9 sq mi) |
| Length | 34 km (21.1 mi) |
| Width | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 838 m (2749 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Rossel |
| Administration | |
| Province |  Milne Bay |
| District | Samarai-Murua District |
| LLG[2][failed verification] | Yaleyamba Rural Local Level Government Area |
| Island Group | Rossell Islands |
| Largest settlement | Jinjo (pop. ~900) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 5553 (2014) |
| Pop. density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians. |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| ISO code | PG-MBA |
Rossel Island (named after de Rossel, a senior officer on the French expedition of d'Entrecasteaux, 1791-1793; also known as Yela) is the easternmost island of the Louisiade Archipelago, within the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. Tree Islet is situated 1.5 miles (1.3 nmi; 2.4 km) to the north-west, while Wule Island is situated 1.5 miles (1.3 nmi; 2.4 km) westward.[3]