Lavongai

Proper noun

Lavongai

1. Synonym of New Hanover
   • The Rev. Bernard F. Jakuco, M.S.C., a missionary priest from Lansford, has recently been transferred to the north coast of Lavongai (formerly New Hanover) in the Territory of New Guinea.1966 August 21, “Lansford Priest to Serve New Guinea Parish, Schools”, in Reading Eagle, page 33
   • In the late 19th and early 20th century, a few anthropologists visited Lavongai but left only very little documentation.2024, Mark Collins, ‘Seducing the fish?’ Marine interspecies relations on Lavongai Island (Papua New Guinea), page 7

   Synonyms:

   New Hanover

2. Synonym of Tungag

   Synonyms:

   Tungag

3. A village in New Hanover, Bismarck Archipelago