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    Papua New Guinea

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    Tami Islands

    Part of Papua New Guinea

    The Tami Islands are a small island group located 13 km SSE of Finschhafen in the Huon Gulf (see also Solomon Sea). It is part of today's Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.

    Overview

    The Tami Islands are a small island group located 13 km SSE of Finschhafen in the Huon Gulf (see also Solomon Sea). It is part of today's Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.

    Its people were known throughout the Solomon and South Sea islands for their distinctive wooden bowls, their religious figure carvings, and their ceremonial masks. During World War II, the islands were briefly occupied by the Japanese; Tami Islands were secured after the landings and Nassau Bay, Lae and Nadzab.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets3
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    2

    Islets

    3
    • Unnamed island19 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island0.2 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m24 mTami17 mWanam
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0010.010.11Tami: 0.22 km²TamiWanam: 0.13 km²WanamUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Tami Island0.22 km²
    Wanam Island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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