Papua New Guinea (Oceania / Melanesia)

Papua New Guinea or PNG, 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 (the western portion of the island is occupied by the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Irian Jaya). It is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in a region defined since the early 19th century as Melanesia.

Geography of Papua New Guinea (Oceania / Melanesia / Papua New Guinea)

The geography of Papua New Guinea describes the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, the islands of New Ireland, New Britain and Bougainville, and smaller nearby islands. Together these make up the nation of Papua New Guinea in tropical Oceania, located at approximately at the western edge of the Pacific Ocean.

Finschhafen (Oceania / Melanesia / Papua New Guinea)

Finschhafen is a district on the northeast coast of the Morobe province of Papua New Guinea. It is named after the port of the same name.

New Britain (Oceania / Melanesia / Papua New Guinea)

New Britain, formerly Neu Pommern (New Pomerania), is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea, separated from New Guinea by Dampier Strait, and has Rabaul/Kokopo and Kimbe as its two main towns.

Lae (Oceania / Melanesia / Papua New Guinea)

Lae is the second largest city of Papua New Guinea with a population of approx 120,000. It is located on the Huon Gulf on the north coast of PNG, close to the mouth of the Markham River.

Wau (Oceania / Melanesia / Papua New Guinea)

Wau is a town in Papua New Guinea, in the province of Morobe. It has a population of approx 5,000 and situated at an altitude of around 1300m.

Mambare River (Oceania / Melanesia / Papua New Guinea)

Mambare River is a river in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea, located at .

Japanese destroyer Shirayuki (Oceania / Melanesia / Papua New Guinea / Northern Province)

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Huon Gulf (Oceania / Melanesia / Papua New Guinea)

Huon Gulf is a large gulf in eastern Papua New Guinea, at . It is bordered by Huon Peninsula in the north.

Huon Peninsula (Oceania / Melanesia / Papua New Guinea)

Huon Peninsula is a large peninsula in Morobe Province, eastern Papua New Guinea, at . It is named after French explorer Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec.

Umboi Island (Oceania / Melanesia / Papua New Guinea)

Umboi is a volcanic island (with no recent volcanism) between the mainland of Papua New Guinea and the island of New Britain, at . It is separated from New Britain by Dampier Strait and has an elevation of 1,548 m

List of volcanoes in New Guinea (Oceania / Melanesia / Papua New Guinea)

This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes.

Finisterre Range (Oceania / Melanesia / Papua New Guinea)

Finisterre Range is a mountain range in northeastern Papua New Guinea, stretching to the Huon Peninsula, at . Many rivers originate in this range.

Finisterre Range (Oceania / Melanesia / Papua New Guinea)

Finisterre Range is a mountain range in northeastern Papua New Guinea, stretching to the Huon Peninsula, at . Many rivers originate in this range.

List of United States Navy losses in World War II (Oceania / Melanesia / Papua New Guinea / Northern Province)

List of U.S.