New Ireland (island)

New Ireland
Native name:
Niu Ailan
New Ireland's main towns and nearby islands
New Ireland is located in Papua New Guinea
New Ireland
New Ireland
Geography
Coordinates3°20′S 152°00′E / 3.33°S 152°E / -3.33; 152
ArchipelagoBismarck Archipelago
Area7,404 km2 (2,859 sq mi)
Length360 km (224 mi)
Width10 km (6 mi) - 40 km (25 mi)
Highest elevation2,340 m (7680 ft)
Highest pointMount Taron
Administration
Papua New Guinea
ProvinceNew Ireland Province
Largest settlementKavieng (pop. 10,600)
Demographics
Population118,350[1] (2002)

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.[2] 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").

  1. ^ "New Ireland Province" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Islands by land area: New Ireland". islands.unep.ch. United Nations Environment Program. 1988.

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