Tanga group

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The Tanga group is a small archipelago of volcanic islands located off the east coast of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea, known for its traditional cultures and marine biodiversity.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Tanga group canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago ⓘ
administrativeDivision Namatanai District ⓘ
country Papua New Guinea ⓘ
hasBiodiversity coral reef fish ⓘ
marine invertebrates ⓘ
sea turtles ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ
hasClimate tropical rainforest climate ⓘ
hasCulturalRegion Island Melanesia ⓘ
linked to: Melanesia
hasEconomicActivity copra production ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Tanga people ⓘ
hasFeature coral reefs ⓘ
fringing reefs ⓘ
lagoon systems ⓘ
hasGeologicalOrigin volcanic ⓘ
hasIsland Bitbok Island ⓘ
Bitlik Island ⓘ
Boang Island ⓘ
Malendok Island ⓘ
Mandal Island ⓘ
linked to: Malendok Island

Simberi Island ⓘ
lif Island ⓘ
hasLanguage Tanga language ⓘ
hasNaturalHazard earthquakes ⓘ
tropical cyclones ⓘ
volcanic activity ⓘ
hasReligion Christianity ⓘ
traditional Melanesian beliefs ⓘ
hasTraditionalHousing stilt houses ⓘ
hasTraditionalPractice bridewealth payments ⓘ
ceremonial exchange ⓘ
shell money use ⓘ
hasTransport dugout canoes ⓘ
outboard motor boats ⓘ
knownFor marine biodiversity ⓘ
shell valuables ⓘ
traditional cultures ⓘ
traditional exchange systems ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
locatedIn Bismarck Sea ⓘ
locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean ⓘ
locatedInRegion East New Ireland ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf New Ireland ⓘ
partOf Melanesia ⓘ
New Ireland Province ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Ireland → hasIslandGroup → Tanga group ⓘ