Admiralty Islands

Etymology
Named by Philip Carteret in 1767, presumably honoring the Admiralty, which commanded the British Royal Navy (and therefore him) at the time.

Proper noun

 * 1) A group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the south Pacific Ocean, belonging to Papua New Guinea.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Dutch: Admiraliteitseilanden
 * French: îles de l'Amirauté
 * German:
 * Portuguese: Ilhas do Almirantado
 * Russian: острова́ Адмиралте́йства