page_title: Carteret Islands
hierarchical_section_title: Carteret Islands
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: NASA-Astronautenbild des Carteret-Atolls (auch Tulun-Inseln oder Kilinailau genannt), Papua Neuguinea English: NASA astronaut image of Kilinailau (also known as Tulun or Carteret Islands), Papua New Guinea Русский: Космический снимок НАСА атолла Килинаилау (также известного как Тулун или Картерет), Папуа — Новая Гвинея
context_page_description: The Carteret Islands are Papua New Guinea islands located 86 km north-east of Bougainville in the South Pacific. The atoll has a scattering of low-lying islands called Han, Jangain, Yesila, Yolasa and Piul, in a horseshoe shape stretching 30 km in north-south direction, with a total land area of 0.6 square kilometres and a maximum elevation of 1.5 metres above sea level.
  The group is made up of islands collectively named after the British navigator Philip Carteret, who was the first European to discover them, arriving in the sloop Swallow in 1767.As of 2005, about one thousand people live on the islands. Han is the most significant island, with the others being small islets around the lagoon. The main settlement is at Weteili on Han. The island is near the edge of the large geologic formation called the Ontong Java Plateau.
context_section_description: The Carteret Islands (also known as Carteret Atoll, Tulun or Kilinailau Islands/Atoll) are Papua New Guinea islands located 86 km (53 mi) north-east of Bougainville in the South Pacific. The atoll has a scattering of low-lying islands called Han, Jangain, Yesila, Yolasa and Piul, in a horseshoe shape stretching 30 km (19 mi) in north-south direction, with a total land area of 0.6 square kilometres (0.2 sq mi) and a maximum elevation of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11.1 in) above sea level.
  The group is made up of islands collectively named after the British navigator Philip Carteret, who was the first European to discover them, arriving in the sloop Swallow in 1767.As of 2005, about one thousand people live on the islands. Han is the most significant island, with the others being small islets around the lagoon.  The main settlement is at Weteili on Han. The island is near the edge of the large geologic formation called the Ontong Java Plateau.
caption: The Carteret Atoll seen from space. Rotate the image about 70 degrees clockwise and north will be at the top. Courtesy NASA.
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