Feni Islands

Topographic map of Feni Islands
Feni Islands seen from space. Ambitle (larger) and Babase (smaller).

The Feni Islands are an island group in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, located east of New Ireland, at 4°4′20.35″S 153°37′57.03″E / 4.0723194°S 153.6325083°E / -4.0723194; 153.6325083. It is a part of the Bismarck Archipelago. The larger island of the group is Ambitle, the other island is Babase Island.

The Dutch were the first Europeans to see the Feni Islands, also known as Anir Islands, and initially named them 'St John's Island'. The name has appeared as St. Johan's I. and S. Ians Eylant on maps from the mid-1600s to 1700s.

References

  1. ↑ "Feni Islands islands, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea".
  2. ↑ "General 1". Tourism New Ireland. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  3. ↑ "Carte generale du monde, ou, Description du monde terrestre & aquatique = Generale waereld kaart, of, Beschryving van de land en water aereld". digitalcollections.nypl.org. Retrieved 2026-07-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "1650 / 1659 Jan Jansson Map of the Pacific Ocean w/ Insular California". Geographicus Rare Antique Maps. Retrieved 2026-07-30.