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
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New Hanover
Geography
Coordinates
2°30′S150°15′E / 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)
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°30′S150°15′E / 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]
In the interior the Tirpitz Range reaches a height of 2,800 feet.[2]
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PNG National Statistical Office: Census Unit Register, 2000.
^The Handbook of Papua and New Guinea. Vol. 3. Pacific Publications. 1961. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-06-05. The highest peak in the interior range (Tirpitz Range) is 2,800 ft; the interior is well-watered, and mostly jungled, with grassy plains in the south.
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