Tanga Islands
The Tanga Islands are an island group in Papua New Guinea, located north-east of New Ireland and part of the Bismarck Archipelago. Tanga is made up of four main islands — Boang, Malendok, Lif and Tefa — and a number of smaller, uninhabited islands.
- Type: Island
- Description: archipelago in Papua New Guinea
- Also known as: “Anthony Caens”, “Anthony Caens-Inseln”, “Anthony Kaan Island”, “Ile d’Oraison”, “Kaan Islands”, “Oraison Island”, “Oraison-Inseln”, “Tanga”, “Tanga Group”, “Tanga öarna”, “Tanga-Gruppe”, “Танга”, and “タンガ島”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Malendok Island.
Tanga Islands
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-3.46867° or 3° 28′ 7″ south
Longitude
153.21821° or 153° 13′ 6″ east
Elevation
185 metres (607 feet)
Open location code
6R8MG6J9+G7
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Tanga Islands” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tanga Islands”
- Dutch: “Tanga Islands”
- French: “îles Tanga”
- French: “Îles Tanga”
- Georgian: “ტანგას კუნძულები”
- German: “Tanga-Inseln”
- German: “Tanga Inseln” (historical)
- Greek: “Νήσοι Τάνγκα”
- Italian: “Isole Tanga”
- Japanese: “タンガ諸島”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tanga-øyene”
- Russian: “Острова Танга”
- Spanish: “Islas Tanga”
- Swedish: “Tangaöarna”
- Swiss German: “Tanga-Inseln”
- Swiss German: “Tanga-Insle”
- Vietnamese: “Quần đảo Tanga”
- Western Panjabi: “ٹانگا جزیرے”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Tanga and Put.
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Highlights: Bitlik Island and Bitbok Island.
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