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  1. New Guinea

    Cultural Area.png thumb 360px New Guinea located with respect to Melanesia File New Guinea Topography.png ...pp move indef Infobox islands name New Guinea Papua Island image name image caption locator map LocationNewGuinea.svg ... 1 Papua New Guinea country 1 admin divisions title Provinces country 1 admin divisions Central Province Papua New Guinea Central br Simbu Province Simbu br Eastern Highlands Papua New Guinea Eastern ... Morobe Province Morobe br Oro Province Oro br Southern Highlands Papua New Guinea Southern Highlands br Western Province, Papua New Guinea Western br Western Highlands Papua New Guinea Western Highlands br West Sepik br Milne Bay Province Milne Bay br National Capital District Papua New Guinea National ... peoples Papuan and Austronesian people Austronesian New Guinea also known by Names other names is the List ... London page 2 ref Overview Geologically, New Guinea is a part of the same tectonic plate as Australia ... etymology for Sahul booktitle Sahul in review Pleistocene archaeology in Australia, New Guinea ... title Pleistocene dates for the human occupation of New Ireland, northern Melanesia journal Nature ... of Papua New Guinea . New Guinea has a population of about 7.5 million who inhabit a land with a hot ... inh km sup 2 sup . New Guinea is differentiated from its drier, flatter, ref cite news url http www.smh.com.au ... New Guinea an Early Agriculture Pioneer? By John Roach, for National Geographic News , http ... Guinea . In recent history western New Guinea was included in the Dutch East Indies colony. The Germans annexed the northern coast of the eastern half of the island as German New Guinea in their pre ... as Papua New Guinea in 1975. The western half gained independence from the Dutch in 1961, but became ... the name New Guinea would later be used by Westerners starting with Spanish explorer Y igo Ortiz de ... of New Guinea publisher Tuttle Publishing date 2002 pages 153 url http books.google.com books ... guinea named.PNG thumb Political divisions of New Guinea The island of New Guinea is List of divided ...   more details



  1. Melanesia

    since the 19th century have been considered part of Melanesia Amphlett Islands, Papua New Guinea Bismarck Archipelago , Papua New Guinea d Entrecasteaux Islands , Papua New Guinea Fiji Louisiade Archipelago , Papua New Guinea Maluku Islands , Indonesia ref http www.irja.org anthro malmel.htm IRJA.org ref New Caledonia , France New Guinea , politically divided between independent Papua New Guinea ... of Vanuatu , Solomon Islands , Papua New Guinea and Fiji . People main Melanesians The original ... 5743 ref It was particularly along the north coast of New Guinea and in the islands north and east of New Guinea that the Austronesian people came into contact with these preexisting populations of Papuan ... elected officials. Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea are constitutional monarchies. Parliaments ... Solomon Islands , politically divided between Papua New Guinea and independent Solomon Islands Torres Strait Islands , politically divided between Australia and Papua New Guinea Trobriand Islands , Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Woodlark Island , Papua New Guinea Norfolk Island, listed above, has archaeological ...&PHPSESSID 40c869f223f32d8c1b34a69d0fc051d4 New Guinea Crossing Boundaries and History a general history of New Guinea http anglicanhistory.org oceania Anglican historical texts related ...Image Melanesian Cultural Area.png thumb right 240px Ethno cultural definition of Melanesia. Image Pacific Culture Areas.jpg thumb right 240px Melanesia is one of three major cultural areas in the Pacific Ocean . Image Map OC Melanesia.PNG thumb right 240px Geographic definition of Melanesia, surrounded by a pink line. Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific ... north and northeast of Australia . The name Melanesia from Greek language Greek black ... of islands distinct from Polynesia and Micronesia . Definition The term Melanesia has fuzzy edges ... eds. , Melanesia beyond diversity , Vol. 1. 3 5. Canberra Australian National University. ref and can ...   more details



  1. Island Melanesia

    Island Melanesia is the part of Melanesia east of mainland New Guinea , from the Bismarck Archipelago to New Caledonia . ref Steadman, 2006. Extinction & biogeography of tropical Pacific birds ref Compare Near Oceania . References references Category Geography of Oceania Category Melanesia Oceania geo stub ...   more details



  1. Outline of Papua New Guinea

    Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere Pacific Ocean South Pacific Oceania Melanesia New Guinea ... of Papua New Guinea The Coat of arms of Papua New Guinea Image LocationPapuaNewGuinea.svg thumb The location of Papua New Guinea Image Un papua new guinea.png thumb An enlargeable map of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea See also Index of Papua New Guinea related articles The Independent State of Papua New Guinea is a List of sovereign states sovereign island nation of Oceania comprising the eastern half of the Island of New Guinea ref The western portion of the Island of New Guinea is a part ... title Papua New Guinea work The World Factbook publisher United States Central Intelligence Agency accessdate July 23, 2009 ref Papua New Guinea is located in a region defined since the early 19th ... are thought to exist in the interior of Papua New Guinea. The majority of the population live in traditional ... State of Papua New Guinea consol. to amendment 22 work Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute ... in Papua New Guinea Status and Prospects author Lynne Armitage publisher Queensland University ... New Guinea citizens. ref cite web url http www.mj.gov.tl dntp rel DATA LLP 20I ARD 20Reports 20and .... A spine of mountains runs the length of the island of New Guinea, forming a populous highland geography ... New Guinea gained its independence from Australia in 1975. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Papua New Guinea TOC limit limit 2 General reference Image Papua Neuguinea.jpg thumb An enlargeable relief map of Papua New Guinea International Phonetic Alphabet Pronunciation Common English country name Papua New Guinea Official English country name The Independent State of Papua New Guinea List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names Countries and nations ... of place names Countries and nations Demonym s Etymology Name of Papua New Guinea International rankings of Papua New Guinea ISO country codes PG, PNG, 598 ISO region codes See ISO 3166 2 PG Internet ...   more details



  1. North New Guinea languages

    Infobox language family name North New Guinea altname reduced region Northern New Guinea familycolor Austronesian fam2 Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian fam3 Oceanic languages Oceanic fam4 Western Oceanic languages Western Oceanic child1 Ngero Vitiaz languages Ngero Vitiaz child2 ? Huon Gulf languages Huon Gulf child3 ? Sarmi Jayapura Bay languages Sarmi Jayapura Bay The family of North New Guinea languages of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia is a branch of the Western Oceanic languages . It may be a synonym of the Ngero Vitiaz languages . Components A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database ref http language.psy.auckland.ac.nz austronesian research.php Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database ref supported the unity of the Ngero Vitiaz branch, including Numbami of the Huon Gulf branch, with 85 confidence. The Schouten languages were found not to be North New Guinea, but part of a reduced Western Oceanic languages Western Oceanic , and the Sarmi Jayapura languages were not investigated. Ngero Vitiaz languages incl. Numbami language Numbami ? Sarmi Jayapura Bay languages ? other Huon Gulf languages perhaps in Ngero Vitiaz References Reflist Ross, Malcolm 1988 . Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian languages of western Melanesia. Canberra Pacific Linguistics. External links http www.ethnologue.com show family.asp?subid 89898 Ethnologue report for North New Guinea languages Category Western Oceanic languages Category Languages of Papua New Guinea Category Languages of western New Guinea au lang stub fr Langues de Nouvelle Guin e du Nord hr Sjevernonovogvinejski jezici ...   more details



  1. Birim River (New Guinea)

    coord 5 39 0 S 141 1 55 E display title The Birim River or Ok Birim in the western province of New Guinea is a tributary of the Ok Tedi River , which is in turn a tributary of the north Fly River . The Birim river joins the Ok Tedi river from the west between Ningerum and Bige. The Birim river area is inhabited by the Kaikaruk tribe. They practise tropical forest Slash and burn Swidden agriculture. ref cite web url http www.papuaweb.org bib hays loc YONGKOM.pdf title YONGKOM publisher Papua Web accessdate 2009 03 18 ref About 3,000 people, they speak the Ninggerum language of the Ok languages Ok group. ref cite web url http www.joshuaproject.net peopctry.php?rog3 ID&rop3 107333 title Ninggerum, Kativa of Indonesia publisher Joshua Project accessdate 2009 03 18 ref There has been ongoing controversy about impacts on migratory fish stocks and on the environment in general from dredging and other mining operations by the Ok Tedi Mining Limited at what remains of Mount Fubilan . ref cite web url http www.rettet die elbe.de oktedi environ3.htm title Ok Tedi Environment Rehabilitation? publisher Rettet die Elbe accessdate 2009 03 18 ref Since 1984, the people of the area have blamed the mine for general declines in crops and fish yields. ref cite web url http rspas.anu.edu.au rmap projects Ok Fly social monitoring Ofsmp05 Kirsch1993 the Yonggom people.pdf page 22 26 title SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE OK TEDI MINE ON THE YONGGOM VILLAGES OF THE NORTH FLY, 1992 publisher Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies accessdate 2009 03 18 ref ref Cite book first1 Eric last1 Hirsch first2 Marilyn last2 Strathern year 2006 title Transactions and creations property debates and the stimulus of Melanesia page 115 isbn 1571816151 publisher Berghahn Books location New York ref References Reflist Category Rivers of Papua New Guinea Category Western Province Papua New Guinea Category Fly River PapuaNewGuinea geo stub ...   more details



  1. Papua New Guinea

    defined since the early 19th century as Melanesia . The capital is Port Moresby . Papua New Guinea is one ...About the country the Future Sound of London single Papua New Guinea song pp move indef Infobox country ... New Guinea common name Papua New Guinea image flag Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg image coat Coat of arms of Papua New Guinea.svg symbol type Emblem image map Papua New Guinea orthographic projection ..., and Economic Growth work Keynote address to the 8th Papua New Guinea Mining and Petroleum Conference ... languages of Papua New Guinea ref capital Port Moresby latd 9 latm 30 latNS S longd 147 longm ... and Constitutional monarchy leader title1 Monarchy of Papua New Guinea Monarch leader title2 Governor General of Papua New Guinea Governor General leader title3 Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Prime ... National Parliament of Papua New Guinea National Parliament area rank 54th area magnitude 1 E12 area ... ref name CIA2011 cite web author Central Intelligence Agency title Papua New Guinea work The World ...&sort country&ds .&br 1&c 853&s NGDPD 2CNGDPDPC 2CPPPGDP 2CPPPPC 2CLP&grp 0&a title Papua New Guinea ... Guinea PNG Tok Pisin Papua Niugini , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea , is a country in Oceania , occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands ... www.ethnologue.com show country.asp?name PG ref . A detailed series of language maps of Papua New Guinea ... are thought to exist in the interior of Papua New Guinea. ref cite news author Gelineau, Kristen url ... Guinean society , ref cite web title Constitution of Independent State of Papua New Guinea consol .... After being ruled by three external powers since 1884, Papua New Guinea gained its independence ... New Guinea. Many people live in extreme poverty , with about one third of the population living on less ... of Papua New Guinea Human remains have been found which have been dated to about 50,000 BC although ... whose ancestors had originated in Africa 50,000 to 70,000 years ago. New Guinea was one of the first ...   more details



  1. Tourism in Papua New Guinea

    Tourism in Papua New Guinea is fledgling but there are many attractions for the potential visitor. These include culture , markets , festival s, diving , surfing , hiking , fishing and the unique flora plants flora and fauna animals fauna . Each year about 70 000 tourists visit Papua. Citation needed date November 2007 History In April 1883, James Burns and Robert Philp began a trading partnership, originally named the Burns Philp Burns Philp & Company Limited . ref Douglas, N. and Douglas, N. 1996 ... Issues and Cases , London pp. 65 80 ref They were the first company to offer tourism to New Guinea, in 1884, advertising the New Guinea Excursion Trip . ref Sydney Morning Herald , 16 February 1884 ... New Guinea The culture of Papua New Guinea is highly diverse, as implied by the existence of over ... New Guinea is the Kokoda Track , the site of a famous World War II battle between Australia and Japan . Another popular hike is climbing Mount Wilhelm , the highest mountain in Papua New Guinea. There are many ... Travellers to Papua New Guinea should be aware of the high level of violence and crime in some ... with years of Papua New Guinea experience. It is also highly advised to never travel alone or at night. LGBT Travel Warning LGBT rights in Papua New Guinea , Homosexuality is prohibited. Those caught .... References reflist External links http www.pngtourism.org.pg Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority Tourism in Oceania Use dmy dates date January 2011 DEFAULTSORT Tourism In Papua New Guinea Category Tourism in Papua New Guinea ... monopoly on passenger services to Melanesia until the outbreak of the war in the Pacific . ref Douglas ... of Wreck Diving opportunities. Some of the best dive spots are at West New Britain Kimbe Bay , Kavieng , Madang , Alotau , Tufi and East New Britain Rabaul . The capital, Port Moresby, also offers superb ... km from Port Moresby , Milne Bay , Bougainville Province Bougainville , and East New Britain which can ...   more details



  1. Football in Papua New Guinea

    The sport of football soccer football in the country of Papua New Guinea is run by the Papua New Guinea Football Association . The association administers the Papua New Guinea national football team national football team as well as the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League national league . Football in Papua New Guinea Category Football in Papua New Guinea footy stub ...   more details



  1. Kamaua, Papua New Guinea

    Kamaua Kumawa ,Kumaua is a village in Madang Province , Papua New Guinea . PapuaNewGuinea geo stub coord missing Papua New Guinea Category Populated places in Papua New Guinea Category Morobe Province ...   more details



  1. History of Papua New Guinea

    Use dmy dates date September 2011 Refimprove date February 2007 The prehistory of Papua New Guinea can ... Australian continent . The written history began when Europe an navigators first sighted New Guinea ... on New Guinea perhaps 60,000 years ago, although this is under debate. ref cite journal url http ... Australia New Guinea a review of recent research author J.F. O Connella, J. Allen journal Journal ... are indications of neolithic gardening having been practiced at Kuk New Guinea Kuk at the same ... Europeans to sight New Guinea were probably the Portuguese people Portuguese and Spanish people Spanish ... New Guinea was applied to the island in 1545 by a Spaniard, Y igo Ortiz de Retez , because of a resemblance ... Miklukho Maklai made a number of expeditions to New Guinea, spending several years living among ... on new guinea annexed by queensland.jpg thumb British flag raised by Queensland 1883 Territory of Papua ... half of eastern New Guinea. On 6 November 1884, a British protectorate was proclaimed over the southern coast of New Guinea and its adjacent islands. The protectorate, called British New Guinea ... of Australia in 1902. Following the passage of the Papua Act, 1905 , British New Guinea ... de jure a British possession until the independence of Papua New Guinea in 1975. Papua was administered ... new guinea flag.svg thumb left Flag under German control of New Guinea. German New Guinea main German New Guinea With Europe s growing desire for coconut oil , Godeffroy s of Hamburg , the largest trading firm in the Pacific, began trading for Copra plantations in New Guinea copra in the New Guinea ..., the German New Guinea Company . In the charter granted to this company by the German Imperial Government ... control of the territory, thereafter known as German New Guinea . In 1914, Australian troops occupied German New Guinea, and it remained under Australian military control through World War I until 1921. Territory of New Guinea main Territory of New Guinea The Commonwealth of Australia assumed a mandate ...   more details



  1. Conservation in Papua New Guinea

    , an endangered endemic species found in Huon Peninsula Papua New Guinea together with the West Papua region West Papua region of Indonesia New Guinea make up a major tropical wilderness area ...&0.pdf ref PNG in itself contains over 5 of the world s New Guinea Biodiversity and ecology biodiversity ... Aid Available at http www.ausaid.gov.au country png png intro.cfm ref The flora of New Guinea is unique because it has two sources of origin ref Beehler B.M 1993 ed Papua New Guinea Conservation needs analysis Volume 2 , Papua New Guinea Department of Environment and Conservation. ref The Gondwana flora from the south and flora with Asian origin from the west, as a result New Guinea shares major ..., 3,000 species of orchids, 800 species of coral, 600 species of Fauna of New Guinea fish , 250 species of Fauna of New Guinea mammals and 760 species of Fauna of New Guinea birds and 8 species of tree ... are endemic. Papua New Guinea Geography Ecosystems range from lowland forests to montane forests, alpine ..., about 79 ref http www.undp.org.in hdrc APRI NHDR Rgn Papua 20New 20Guinea Papua New Guinea Development Report, Office of national Planning, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 1998 ref of the PNG population Culture of Papua New Guinea depend on the biological resource to sustain their physical, spiritual and social livelihoods. ref Sillitoe P., 2001, Hunting for Conservation in the Papua New Guinea ... of wildlife in Papua New Guinea. Environmentalist 4, supplement 7 22 26 ref The biological ... . ref Sillitoe, P. 1999. Beating the boundaries Land tenure and identity in the Papua New Guinea ... Constitution The Politics of Papua New Guinea PNG government recognized the relationship between the people ... NARI . The government owned universities the University of Papua New Guinea UPNG and the Papua New Guinea University of Technology University of Technology UNITECH also contribute to novel researches ... and Planning for Papua New Guinea. Canberra CSIRO Press. ref This would increase the total protected ...   more details



  1. German New Guinea

    Infobox Former Country native name Deutsch Neuguinea conventional long name German New Guinea common name New Guinea continent Oceania region Melanesia status Colony empire Germany status text Colony of Germany year start 1884 year end 1919 date start 3 November date end 28 June event start New Guinea ... s2 British Solomon Islands s3 History of Nauru World War I to World War II s4 Territory of New Guinea ... flag German new guinea flag.svg image coat Coat of arms of German New Guinea.png symbol Coats of arms of German colonies image map German New Guinea.png image map caption Green German New Guinea br ... title representative Governor of German New Guinea Governor representative1 List of colonial heads of New ... br flag Northern Mariana Islands br flag Nauru br flag Palau br flag Papua New Guinea German New ... . It consisted of the northeastern part of New Guinea and several nearby island groups. The mainland part of German New Guinea and the nearby islands of the Bismarck Archipelago are now part of Papua New Guinea . The main part of German New Guinea was formed by Kaiser Wilhelmsland , the northeastern part of New Guinea . The islands to the east of Kaiser Wilhelmsland, on annexation, were renamed the Bismarck ... of German New Guinea and they included the German Solomon Islands Buka Island Buka , Bougainville ... , the Marshall Islands and Nauru . The total land area of German New Guinea was 249,500  km . ref http www.deutsche schutzgebiete.de neuguinea.htm . Deutsche Schutzgebiete page on New Guinea ... of enterprise German and English commercial interests in East New Guinea 1884 to 1914 http hdl.handle.net ... German and English commercial interests in East New Guinea 1884 to 1914 http hdl.handle.net ... and English commercial interests in East New Guinea 1884 to 1914 http hdl.handle.net 2440 48479 ... in the first 50 years of European settlement in East New Guinea and adjacent islands. at p 10 ... J rgen Ohff 2008 Empires of enterprise German and English commercial interests in East New Guinea ...   more details



  1. Katuah bioregion

    local date May 2007 Katuah is a bioregion which comprises the mountain areas of North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , southwestern Virginia , and northern Georgia U.S. state Georgia as defined by the principles of bioregionalism . It is named after a Cherokee Tsalagi name for the same region. See also Cascadia Piedmont bioregion External resources http katuahef.org katuahef.org Regional Earth First group Ecoregion stub Category Ecoregions of the United States ...   more details



  1. Parrots of New Guinea

    Orphan date February 2009 Unreferenced date January 2008 The island of New Guinea is home to 46 species of parrots , which makes it the third most diverse biogeographic region in parrot diversity, after the continent of South America which harbours about 100 species and Australia which has 57 species. But considering that the area of New Guinea is at least 8 times smaller than these two zones, it makes New Guinea s parrot diversity truly spectacular. New Guinea shares three species of cockatoos and five species of true parrots with neighbouring Australia and other islands. 38 species of parrots are Endemism endemic to the island of New Guinea and minor offshore islands. Category Parrots New Guinea Category Birds of New Guinea ornithology stub PapuaNewGuinea stub Indonesia stub ...   more details



  1. Piedmont bioregion

    Unreferenced date March 2007 The Piedmont bioregion comprises the piedmont areas of North Carolina , South Carolina and northern Georgia U.S. state Georgia as defined by the principals of bioregionalism . Natural history Erosion of the piedmont plateau created iron oxide rich clay soils. Three general landforms exist. Flat ridges, Hillsides and, Floodplains. Each landform has its own Ecology. Local Currencies Empty section date July 2010 See also cascadia Bioregionalism Katuah bioregion coord missing Georgia U.S. state coord missing North Carolina coord missing South Carolina Category Ecoregions of the United States DEFAULTSORT Piedmont Bioregion US geo stub ...   more details



  1. Tadji, Papua New Guinea

    Tadji is a small town on the north coast of Papua New Guinea in the Sandaun Province . It is located to the east of Aitape . Portal Papua New Guinea Use dmy dates date August 2010 coord missing Papua New Guinea Category Populated places in Sandaun Province ...   more details



  1. German New Guinea Company

    Image German new guinea flag.svg thumb right Flag of the German New Guinea Company 1885 1899 . The German New Guinea Company lang de Deutsche Neuguinea Kompagnie was a German Chartered Company which exploited insular territory in and near present Papua New Guinea . History In 1884, the New Guinea Company was founded in Berlin by Adolph von Hansemann and others for the purpose of colonizing and exploiting resources on Neu Guinea German New Guinea , where Germany German interest grew after British Queensland s annexation of part of eastern New Guinea . Its influence soon grew to encompass the entire north eastern part of New Guinea and some of the islands off the coast. The Imperial German Government took official control in 1899. Sources incomplete http www.worldstatesmen.org Papua New Guinea.htm North 20East 20New 20Guinea WorldStatesmen Papua New Guinea Former German colonies Chartered companies Category German New Guinea Category Companies established in 1884 Category Chartered companies Germany hist stub PapuaNewGuinea stub de Neuguinea Kompagnie fr Compagnie de Nouvelle Guin e ru sv Neuguinea Compagnie ...   more details



  1. Alola, Papua New Guinea

    Alola is a small town in Papua New Guinea , located on the Kokoda Track . coord 9 0 20.46 S 147 44 15.48 E region PG type city display title PapuaNewGuinea geo stub Category Populated places in Papua New Guinea ...   more details



  1. Manki, Papua New Guinea

    Manki is a village of Papua New Guinea , it is located at 7 10 0S 146 34 0E with an altitude of 889 metres 2919 feet . ref http www.fallingrain.com world PP 14 Manki.html Manki, Papua New Guinea Page Falling Rain Genomics ref References reflist Category Populated places in Papua New Guinea PapuaNewGuinea geo stub coord 7 10 0 S 146 34 0 E display title nn Manki, Papua Ny Guinea ...   more details



  1. North New Guinea Expedition

    Expand Dutch Noord Nieuw Guinea Expeditie date January 2010 Image Arthur Wichmann en zijn expeditieleden.jpg thumb 350px Arthur Wichmann and his expedition member. The North New Guinea Expedition 1903 was a Dutch expedition to the still largely unknown north coast of Dutch New Guinea for the purposes of scientific exploration and to seek exploitable coal resources. Literature Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort Beaufort, L.F. de , Birds from Dutch New Guinea Nova Guinea 5, boek 3 . Leiden 1909, pp.  389 421. Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz Lorentz, H.A. , Eenige maanden onder de Papoea s . Leiden E.J. Brill, 1905. Gijsbert van der Sande Sande, G.A.J. van der , Ethnography and Anthropology Nova Guinea 3 . Leiden, 1906. Schmeltz, J.D.E., Gids voor de tentoonstelling van de ethnographische verzameling der Noord Nieuw Guinea Expeditie 1903 . Leiden S.C. van Doesburgh, 1907. Wichmann, A., Bericht ber eine im Jahre 1903 ausgef hrte Reise nach Neu Guinea . Nova Guinea 4 . Leiden, 1917. Category History of New Guinea Category New Guinea expeditions id Ekspedisi Papua Utara nl Noord Nieuw Guinea Expeditie ...   more details



  1. Western New Guinea campaign

    unreferenced date February 2009 Infobox military conflict conflict Western New Guinea campaign partof World War II , Pacific War image Image Infantry Danmap River 078054 .jpg 300px Australian infantrymen resting on a river bank before attacking Japanese positions near Matapau in January 1945 caption Australian infantrymen resting on a river bank before attacking Japanese positions near Matapau in January 1945 date April 22, 1944 August 15, 1945 place Territory of New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea result Allies of World War II Allied victory combatant1 flag Australia br flag United States 1912 combatant2 flagicon Japan alt Empire of Japan commander1 commander2 strength1 strength2 casualties1 1,922 killed or missing 8,000 wounded casualties2 42,000 dead and nearly 1,000 Prisoner of war s Campaignbox Western New Guinea Campaignbox New Guinea The Western New Guinea campaign was a series of actions in the New Guinea campaign of World War II . United States and Australia n forces assaulted Empire of Japan Japanese bases and positions in the northwest coastal areas of Netherlands New Guinea and adjoining parts of the Australian Territory of New Guinea . The campaign began with Operations Reckless and Persecution , which were amphibious landing s by the I Corps United States U.S. I Corps at Jayapura Hollandia and Aitape on April 22, 1944. Fighting in western New Guinea continued until the end of the war. Major battles and sub campaigns Operations Reckless and Persecution Landing at Aitape Battle of Hollandia Battle of Wakde Battle of Lone Tree Hill Battle of Morotai Battle of Biak Battle of Noemfoor Battle of Driniumor River Battle of Sansapor Aitape Wewak campaign WWII stub Category Conflicts in 1944 Category Conflicts in 1945 Category South West Pacific theatre of World War II Western New Guinea campaign Category 1944 in Papua New Guinea Category 1945 in Papua New Guinea Category Battles and operations of World War II involving Papua New Guinea ...   more details



  1. Samo language (New Guinea)

    distinguish Samo language Burkina Infobox language name Samo region New Guinea speakers 900 date 2001 ethnicity familycolor Papuan fam1 Trans New Guinea languages Trans New Guinea fam2 East Strickland languages East Strickland fam3 Central iso3 smq Samo , also known as Daba, Nomad, and Supei, is a Trans New Guinea language of New Guinea, spoken in the plains east of the Strickland River . It has switch reference marking for the subject of a clause. Category East Strickland languages pa lang stub PapuaNewGuinea stub ...   more details



  1. Papua New Guinea at the Olympics

    Infobox Olympics Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea first participated at the Olympic Games in 1976, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott American led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics . The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games , nor have they won a medal in an Olympic Games. ref http www.telegraph.co.uk sport olympics countries 8664293 Papua New Guinea London 2012 Olympics.html Papua New Guinea at the Olympics , The Telegraph ref Swimmer Ryan Pini is the country s most successful athlete to date, having reached the final of the Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Men s 100 metre butterfly men s 100 metre butterfly event at the 2008 Summer Olympics . ref http www.telegraph.co.uk sport olympics countries 8664293 Papua New Guinea London 2012 Olympics.html Papua New Guinea at the Olympics , The Telegraph ref The National Olympic Committee for Papua New Guinea was created in 1973 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1974. See also Category Olympic competitors for Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea at the Paralympics References cite web title Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee publisher International Olympic Committee url http www.olympic.org papua new guinea accessdate 2011 12 04 cite web title Papua New Guinea Henry Kunsi publisher Post Courier ... Category Papua New Guinea at the Olympics Category Sport in Papua New Guinea Olympics fr Papouasie Nouvelle Guin e aux Jeux olympiques it Papua Nuova Guinea ai Giochi olimpici he hu P pua j Guinea az olimpiai j t kokon nl Papoea Nieuw Guinea op de Olympische Spelen ja no Papua Ny Guinea under OL pl Papua Nowa Gwinea na letnich igrzyskach ... simple Papua New Guinea at the Olympics sr fi Papua Uusi Guinea olympialaisissa sv Papua Nya Guinea i olympiska spelen th ...   more details



  1. Islam in Papua New Guinea

    islam by country Islam in Papua New Guinea is a minority religion the US department of state estimates that there are about 2,000 Muslims in the country. ref http www.state.gov g drl rls irf 2007 90150.htm International Religious Freedom Report 2007 ref History The people of the island of New Guinea traded with China and the Malay empire, the latter of which was Muslim, beginning in the 16th century. ref BBC News http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi asia pacific country profiles 3028825.stm Timeline Papua New Guinea ref In 1988, Muslims in Papua New Guinea set up the first Islamic center, with the help of a Malaysia based Islamic organization and the Saudi Ministry of Islamic affairs. In 1996, three more Islamic centers were established, with the help of the Muslim World League . There are now seven Islamic centers in the nation. The first mosque was built in Port Moresby , with a capacity to hold up to 1,500 worshipers. ref http www.islamicpopulation.com papuanewguinea muslim.html Papua New Guinea Muslims ref Islam in present day Papua New Guinea Today, there are around 4,000 Muslims in the country, with many taking up the faith in recent years. ref Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC http www.abc.net.au news stories 2008 11 17 2422255.htm Growing numbers convert to Islam in PNG ref In Papua New Guinea, new Islamic missionary movements are beginning to proliferate. There are pockets of Muslims around Port Moresby, in Baimuru , Daru , Marshall Lagoon , the Musa Valley and in the islands of New Britain and New Ireland island New Ireland . It is in the Highlands Region Highlands that Islam has seen the most growth. ref http www.ihrc.org.uk show.php?id 119 Events in Papua New Guinea ref Notes references External links http www.ispng.com Islamic Society of Papua New Guinea Oceania in topic Islam in Category Islam by country Papua New Guinea Category Religion in Papua New Guinea PapuaNewGuinea stub Islam country stub id Islam di Papua Nugini ms Islam di Papua New Guinea ru ...   more details




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