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    New Ireland

    Iwerzhon Nevez, Nové Irsko

    3°42′S 152°26′E

    New Ireland (Tok Pisin: Niu Ailan), or Latangai, is a large island in Papua New Guinea, approximately 7,404 km2 (2,859 sq mi) in area with c. 120,000 people. It is named after the island of Ireland. It is the largest island of New Ireland Province, lying northeast of the island of New Britain.

    View of Lamasbie Bay in Sentral New Ireland, Namatanai District, Papua New Guinea
    View of Lamasbie Bay in Sentral New Ireland, Namatanai District, Papua New Guinea

    Konoagila / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    3°42′S 152°26′E

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    Overview

    New Ireland (Tok Pisin: Niu Ailan), or Latangai, is a large island in Papua New Guinea, approximately 7,404 km2 (2,859 sq mi) in area with c. 120,000 people. It is named after the island of Ireland. It is the largest island of New Ireland Province, lying northeast of the island of New Britain. Both islands are part of the Bismarck Archipelago, named after Otto von Bismarck, and they are separated by Saint George's Channel. The administrative centre of the island and of New Ireland province is the town of Kavieng located at the northern end of the island. While the island was part of German New Guinea, it was named Neumecklenburg ("New Mecklenburg").

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Bismarck Archipelago

    Also in Papua New Guinea

    Also in Melanesia

    Also in Solomon Islands

    Also in Alas Islands

    • Lambom Island

      3.8 km²▲ 178 m

      Minor islands

    • Lamassa Island

      1.7 km²▲ 164 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.19 km²▲ 58 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.14 km²▲ 90 m

      Minor islands

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    Facts

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

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