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West Irian

(Encyclopedia) West Irian and West Irian Jaya: see Papua, Indonesia.

Fly, river, New Guinea

(Encyclopedia) Fly, largest river of the island of New Guinea, c.650 mi (1,050 km) long, rising in the Star Mts. and flowing generally SE through Papua New Guinea to the Gulf of Papua. The Fly is…

Papua New Guinea

Infoplease has everything you need to know about Papua New Guinea. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about Papua New Guinea's geography, history, government, economy,…

Port Moresby

(Encyclopedia) Port MoresbyPort Moresbymôrzˈbē [key], town (1990 pop. 193,242), capital of Papua New Guinea, on New Guinea island and on the Gulf of Papua in the National Capital District. Rubber,…

Jayapura

(Encyclopedia) Jayapura or DjajapuraDjajapuraboth: jäˌyəpŭrˈə [key], formerly SukarnapuraSukarnapuras&oomacr;kärˌnəp&oobreve;rˈə [key], town, capital of Papua (Indonesian New Guinea),…

New Guinea

(Encyclopedia) New GuineaNew Guineagĭnˈē [key], island, c.342,000 sq mi (885,780 sq km), SW Pacific, N of Australia; the world's second largest island after Greenland. Politically it is divided into…

Vitu Islands

(Encyclopedia) Vitu IslandsVitu Islandsvēˈt&oomacr; [key], volcanic group, 37 sq mi (96 sq km), in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of Papua New Guinea. Garove and Unea are the largest islands. The…

Papua New Guinea Map

Papua New Guinea Profile More Geographic Information Country Profiles Flags World Geography World Statistics U.S. State Profiles U.S. Cities U.S. Geography U.S. Statistics Pacific…

Lavongai

(Encyclopedia) Lavongai, Papua New Guinea: see New Hanover.