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PlaceTypeAsNotedInArea
PlaceTypeAsNotedInArea
Bougainville
Fly River
Highlands
Kuk Early Agricultural Site
New Guinea Island
Owen Stanley Range
Rabaul
Rabaul Battlefield - East New Britain Province Site
Sepik River
Trobriand Islands Archipelago

Geography »

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Mount Wilhelm Mountain
Trobriand Islands Archipelago

Information »

Location

Group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia - The World Factbook

Data »

Particulars for Papua New Guinea:
Locale Type Nation

Data
Corruption Perceptions Index - 2014, Transparency International: 145


History »

The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville ended in 1997 after claiming some 20,000 lives. - The World Factbook

Creative Works »

WorkTypeAsNotedInCreatorNote
The Mystery of the Laughlin Isles Book Walter James Jeffery Lewis Becke Laughlin group, also known as the Budi Budi islands, is a true coral atoll and one of the most remote parts of Papua New Guinea.

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