Boang Island

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Boang Island is an island of the Tanga Islands of Papua New Guinea, located to the east of New Ireland. It is located to the northeast of Malendok Island, and although smaller it is more populous and considered the socio-economic hub of the islands.[1]

References

  1. Foster, Robert John (27 April 1995). Social Reproduction and History in Melanesia: Mortuary Ritual, Gift Exchange, and Custom in the Tanga Islands. Cambridge University Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-521-48332-2. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 

Coordinates: 3°23′S 153°18′E / 3.383°S 153.300°E / -3.383; 153.300

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