Tench Island

Map of New Guinea showing location of Tench Island
Map of New Guinea showing location of Tench Island
Tench Island
Location of Tench Island

Enusi, also known as Tench Island, is a small (55 ha (140 acres)), low-lying (17 m (56 ft) maximum height above sea level), coral island in the St Matthias Islands group in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. Administratively, it is part of New Ireland Province and lies about 100 km (62 mi; 54 nmi) north of Kavieng, the provincial capital. It has a human population of about 100. The language of Tenis is spoken on the island, which has around 30 native speakers.

It is featured in the fifth episode of the 2026 series Pole to Pole with Will Smith, highlighting the environmental challenges the island has faced.[1]

History

Originally called Enusi by the founders of the island, the island was changed to Tench after being found by British marine officer Watkin Tench in 1790 by Lieutenant Philip Gidley King.[2]

Important Bird Area

White tern (Gygis sp.) on Tench Island

The island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports breeding populations of brown noddies (80,000 individuals) and black noddies (20,000 individuals), based on 1973 estimates.[3]

References

  1. ^ Neath, Amelia (2026). "Where was Pole to Pole filmed? All the extreme places Will Smith travelled to in the new series". The Independent. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  2. ^ Parkinson, Richard (2010). Thirty Years in the South Seas: Land and People, Customs and Traditions in the Bismarck Archipelago and on the German Solomon Islands. Sydney: Sydney University Press. p. 151–153. ISBN 9781920899639.
  3. ^ "Tench Island". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

1°38′52″S 150°40′22″E / 1.64778°S 150.67278°E / -1.64778; 150.67278

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