Tanga Islands

The Tanga Islands are an island group in Papua New Guinea, 55 km north-east of New Ireland. They belong to the province of New Ireland and the Bismarck Archipelago. The two largest islands are Malendok and Boang, smaller islands are Lif, Tefa, Bitlik and Bitbok. The Tanga Islands are the smallest islands of the Tabar - Lihir - Tanga - Feni island chain.

The archipelago was discovered in April 1643 by Abel Tasman. They were also called Anthony Caen Islands, or D' Oraisongruppe. From 1885 to 1899 included the Tanga Islands to the so-called "German reserve" and 1899-1914 for the colony of German New Guinea. 1914, the islands were conquered by Australian troops and administered after the First World War as a League of Nations mandate of Australia. Since 1975 they are part of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea.