Yela

Yela, or Rossel Island, lies at the eastern end of the Louisiade Archipelago. Mountainous and forested, it rises above reefs and small islands in the sea southeast of New Guinea. Its people speak Yélî Dnye, a language distinct from those of neighbouring islands. The European name honours Élisabeth de Rossel, an officer of the French expedition sent to search for La Pérouse in the 1790s.