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 The Tabar Group is to the north of New Ireland | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | South Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 2°49′S 151°57′E / 2.817°S 151.950°E |
| Archipelago | Bismarck Archipelago |
| Major islands | 3 |
| Highest elevation | 622 m (2041 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Beirari |
| Administration | |
| Region | Islands Region |
| Province | New Ireland Province |
| District | Namatanai District |
| LLG | Sentral Niu Ailan Rural LLG |
The Tabar Group is an island group in Papua New Guinea, located 40 km (25 mi) north of New Ireland. It is a part of the Bismarck Archipelago. The Tabar group consists of a short chain of three main islands - Tabar Island (a.k.a. Big Tabar) in the south, Tatau Island in the center, and Simberi Island in the north - as well as a number of smaller offshore islets. The highest peak is Mount Beirari at 622 m (2,041 ft).
The population of the island group was 3,920 at the 2000 Census.[1] The Tabar Group is administered by the Sentral Niu Ailan Rural Local Level Government (LLG), New Ireland Province.
The Tabar Group is the area of origin of Malagan art.[2] The local language is Mandara (also known as Tabar), ISO 639-3 language code "tbf", an Austronesian language. Three dialects have been identified, Simberi, Tatau and Tabar.[3][4]
- ^ PNG National Statistic Office: Census Unit Register, 2000
- ^ Gunn, Michael; Phillipe Feltier (2006). New Ireland: Art of the South Pacific. Milan: Continents Editions. ISBN 978-88-7439-369-5.
- ^ Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). "Ethnologue: Languages of the World - Mandara". SIL International. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ Brown, Keith, ed. (2006). Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics (PDF). Elsevier. p. i. ISBN 978-0-08-044854-1.