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    Pacific OceanPapua New Guinea

    3°02′S 152°41′E

    Lihir Group

    Part of Papua New Guinea

    Lihir Group is an island group in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, located north of New Ireland, at 3°S 152.583333°E / -3; 152.583333. It is a part of Bismarck Archipelago. Largest island of the group is Lihir (a.k.a. Niolam), other islands include: Mali, Mahur, Masahet and Sanambiet.

    This (Landsat 7) image shows the Lihir Group from Mahur island in the north to Lihir island in the south.
    This (Landsat 7) image shows the Lihir Group from Mahur island in the north to Lihir island in the south.

    NASA / Public domain

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    6 landforms

    Overview

    Lihir Group is an island group in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, located north of New Ireland, at 3°S 152.583333°E / -3; 152.583333. It is a part of Bismarck Archipelago. Largest island of the group is Lihir (a.k.a. Niolam), other islands include: Mali, Mahur, Masahet and Sanambiet.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands4
    • Islets1
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    1
    • Lihir Island

      Lihir Island

      Area
      200 km²
      High point
      724 m

      a. 0 mi) wide, in Papua New Guinea's New Ireland Province. It consists of a complex of several overlapping basaltic stratovolcanoes rising 700 m (2,300 ft) above sea level. While the volcanoes are not currently active, geothermal activity is still present.

    Minor islands

    4

    Islets

    1
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.8 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m800 m724 mLihir245 mMahur213 mMasahet83 mMali13 mSanambiet
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0010.010.11101001,000Lihir: 200 km²LihirMahur: 8.3 km²MahurMasahet: 8 km²MasahetMali: 1.6 km²MaliSanambiet: 0.46 km²SanambietUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Lihir Island200 km²
    Mahur Island8.3 km²
    Masahet Island8 km²
    Mali Island1.6 km²
    Sanambiet Island0.46 km²
    Unnamed island0.8 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs