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New Hanover or Lavongai , volcanic island, c.460 sq mi (1,190 sq km), in the Bismarck Archipelago , part of Papua New Guinea. New Hanover is mountainous and densely forested. Coconuts, fishing, and timber are economically important. The island is known for long canoes, capable of holding 30 people. Germany, which held the island from 1884 until World War I, called it Neu Hannover.

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New Hanover, Papua New Guinea, South Africa 1. Papua New Guinea: an island in the Bismarck Archipelago named after the German city by the British navigator, Philip Carteret (d. 1796) in 1767. The King of Great Britain at this time was George III^† and he was also King of Hanover. Between 1884 and 1914 when the archipelago was under German control the island was renamed Neu‐Hannover.2. South Africa (KwaZulu‐Natal): founded in 1850 by German settlers and named after the Hanover in Germany.

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