New Hanover Island
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This article is about the island of New Hanover in the Bismarck Islands. During the 19th century, New Hanover also designated the North-American coast of British Columbia stretching from the northern end of the Georgia Strait to the Alexander Archipelago of Alaska.
New Hanover Island, (German: Neuhannover), also called Lavongai, is a large volcanic island in the New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea. This region is part of the Bismarck Archipelago and lies at 2.5°S 150.25°E / -2.5; 150.25. Measuring some 460 square miles (1,200 km2), it had a population of 5,000 in 1960, which increased to approximately 17,160 by 2000.[1]
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Coordinates | 2.5°S 150.25°E / -2.5; 150.25 |
Archipelago | Bismarck Archipelago |
Area | 1,186 km2 (458 sq mi) |
Length | 60 km (37 mi) |
Width | 30 km (19 mi) |
Highest elevation | 900 m (3000 ft) |
Administration | |
Papua New Guinea | |
Province | New Ireland Province |
District | Kavieng District |
LLG | Lavongai Rural LLG |
Demographics | |
Population | 17,160 (2000) |
Pop. density | 15.4/km2 (39.9/sq mi) |
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In the interior the Tirpitz Range reaches a height of 2,800 feet.[2]