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    Tabar Group

    Tabar Islands

    Part of Bismarck Archipelago

    The Tabar Group is an island group in Papua New Guinea, located 40 km (25 mi) north of New Ireland. It is a part of the Bismarck Archipelago. a. Big Tabar) in the south, Tatau Island in the center, and Simberi Island in the north – as well as a number of smaller offshore islets.

    View of Papua New Guinea taken during ISS Expedition 12.
    View of Papua New Guinea taken during ISS Expedition 12.

    Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain

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    2 landforms

    Overview

    The Tabar Group is an island group in Papua New Guinea, located 40 km (25 mi) north of New Ireland. It is a part of the Bismarck Archipelago. The Tabar group consists of a short chain of three main islands – Tabar Island (a.k.a. Big Tabar) in the south, Tatau Island in the center, and Simberi Island in the north – as well as a number of smaller offshore islets. The highest peak is Mount Beirari at 622 m (2,041 ft). The population of the island group was 3,920 at the 2000 Census. The Tabar Group is administered by the Sentral Niu Ailan Rural Local Level Government (LLG), New Ireland Province. The Tabar Group is the area of origin of Malagan art. The local language is Mandara (also known as Tabar), ISO 639-3 language code "tbf", an Austronesian language. Three dialects have been identified, Simberi, Tatau and Tabar.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets0
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    2
    • Tabar Island

      Tabar Island

      Area
      109 km²
      High point
      627 m

      Tabar Island is an island of the Tabar Group of Papua New Guinea, located to the east of New Ireland. It is inhabited by the Tabar people.

    • Simberi Island

      Area
      55.7 km²
      High point
      305 m

      Simberi Island is a volcanic island in the Tabar Group, in Papua New Guinea's New Ireland Province.

    Also in the area

    1

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m800 m627 mTabar305 mSimberi15 mMagawuru
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0010.010.11101001,000Tabar: 109 km²TabarSimberi: 55.7 km²SimberiMagawuru: 0.7 haMagawuru
    km², log scale
    Tabar Island109 km²
    Simberi Island55.7 km²
    Magawuru Island0.7 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs