Tami Islands
The Tami Islands are a small island group located 13 km SSE of Finschhafen in the Huon Gulf. 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.- Island
- …is also known as “Cretin Islands”
- Description: island group
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Latitude
-6.75375° or 6° 45′ 14″ south
Longitude
147.91006° or 147° 54′ 36″ east
Open location code
6R596WW6+G2
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Tami Islands” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tami Islands”
- German: “Tami-Inseln”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nuschunut Island and Djan Island.
Papua New Guinea: Highlights
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