Malendok Island

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Malendok Island is an island of the Tanga Islands of Papua New Guinea, located to the east of New Ireland. It is located to the southwest of Boang Island and northeast of Lif Island and Tefa Island. It covers 13.5 square miles (8,640 acres); most inhabitants live in small hamlets on the coast.[1] On the southwestern side is a coconut plantation.[2]

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. 
  2. ↑ Sailing Directions (enroute) for the Pacific Islands. Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center. 2002. p. 224. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 
Islands of Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: 3°28′S 153°13′E / 3.467°S 153.217°E / -3.467; 153.217

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