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Papua New Guinea is largely mountainous, and much of it is covered with tropical rainforest. The New Guinea Highlands (or Central Range) run the length of New Guinea, and the highest areas receive snowfall—a rarity in the tropics. Within Papua New Guinea Mount Wilhelm is the highest peak, at 4,509 m
The location of Papua New Guinea An enlargeable map of Papua New Guinea. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Papua New Guinea: . Papua New Guinea is a sovereign island nation of Oceania comprising the eastern half of the Island of New Guinea [a] and numerous offshore islands in the western South Pacific Ocean. [1]
Papua New Guinea [note 1] [13] [note 2] is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. It has a land border with Indonesia to the west and neighbours Australia to the south and the Solomon Islands to the east.
The Managalas Conservation Area (MCA) is a Protected Area in Northern (Oro) Province of Papua New Guinea.. [1] The MCA was declared on March 2017 [2] after significant community support largely from Rainforest Foundation Norway through local NGO Partners with Melanesians.
Bodies of water of Papua New Guinea (7 C, 6 P) C. Caves of Papua New Guinea (5 P) H. Headlands of Papua New Guinea (12 P) I. Islands of Papua New Guinea (11 C, 90 P) M.
Jungle clad mountains of the Owen Stanley Range in Central Papua New Guinea. The range is flanked by broken and difficult country, particularly on the south-western side. There are few practicable passes, the easiest being the famous Kokoda Track which crosses the range between Port Moresby and Buna and was in use for more than 50 years as a ...
A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League from 2028 after officially being granted a license. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua ...
Papua New Guinea geography-related lists (2 C, 11 P) B. Borders of Papua New Guinea (3 C) D. Drainage basins of Papua (28 C, 3 P) E. Ecoregions of Papua New Guinea (2 ...