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Physical geography. New Guinea's topography. Papua New Guinea has a total area of 462,840 km 2 (178,700 sq mi), of which 452,860 km 2 (174,850 sq mi) is land and 9,980 km 2 (3,850 sq mi) is water. This makes it the 3rd largest island country in the world. [1] Its coastline is 5,152 km (3,201 mi) long. [citation needed]
Papua New Guinea, [ note 1 ] officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, [ 13 ][ note 2 ] is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia).
Map of Enga Province, Papua New Guinea.pdf. English: A map of Enga Province in Papua New Guinea, made in 2020. It contains several layers: elevation, roads, and major settlements. It was produced by Nelson Minar from data sources including OpenStreetMap, Humanitarian Data Exchange, OpenDEM, and SRTM. It was published in the book "The Absent ...
A typical map from the Golden Age of Netherlandish cartography. Australasia during the Golden Age of Dutch exploration and discovery (ca. 1590s–1720s): including Nova Guinea (), Nova Hollandia (mainland Australia), Van Diemen's Land (), and Nova Zeelandia (New Zealand).
New Guinea located in relation to Melanesia. Papua New Guinea map of Köppen climate classification. New Guinea is an island to the north of the Australian mainland, south of the equator. It is isolated by the Arafura Sea to the west, and the Torres Strait and Coral Sea to the east.
For administrative purposes, Papua New Guinea is divided into administrative divisions called provinces. There are 22 provincial-level divisions, which include 20 provinces, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, and the National Capital District of Port Moresby. In 2009, the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea created two additional ...
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's three cities are Lae, Mount Hagen, and Port Moresby. [clarification needed] The other settlements in the following list are towns and villages. [clarification needed] City/Town/Village. District. Province.