New Ireland

Also known as New Ireland island

island of the Bismarck Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean

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New Ireland is an island in the Bismarck Archipelago located in the Pacific Ocean. It matters as part of Papua New Guinea's geography and has been historically significant to the region's indigenous populations and colonial history.

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Within Vinony's link graph, New Ireland is referenced by 970 other articles, and connects out to France, Netherlands and World War II.

The entry is geolocated on the map.

Vinony files it under Bismarck Archipelago, Islands of Papua New Guinea and New Ireland Province.

Its subject is documented across 60 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: island
Part of: Bismarck Archipelago
Official name: Neu Mecklenburg
Country: Papua New Guinea
Located in: New Ireland Province
Capital: Kavieng
Population: 100000
Area: 7405
Elevation: 2379
Body of water: Bismarck Sea
Image: NewIrelandOMC.png

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Commons category: New Ireland
located in/on physical feature: Bismarck Archipelago
described by source: New International Encyclopedia
native label: New Ireland

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Encyclopedic overview

New Ireland (Tok Pisin: Niu Ailan), or Latangai, is a large island in Papua New Guinea, approximately 7,404 km (2,859 sq mi) in area with c. 120,000 people. 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").

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “New Ireland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.