The 1998 PapuaNewGuinea earthquake occurred on July 17 with a moment magnitude of 7.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The event occurred...
The Papua conflict (Indonesian: Konflik Papua) is an ongoing conflict in Western NewGuinea (Papua) between Indonesia and the Free Papua Movement (Indonesian:...
Catholic Church inPapuaNewGuinea is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. PapuaNewGuinea has approximately...
Indonesian provinces of Central Papua, Highland Papua, Papua, South Papua, Southwest Papua, and West Papua, also formerly known as Papua, Irian Jaya and West...
extended to the proximity of the current international border between Indonesia and PapuaNewGuinea. Dutch activity inNewGuinea was minimal until 1898...
capital of Morobe Province and is the second-largest city inPapuaNewGuinea. It is located near the delta of the Markham River and at the start of the Highlands...
in Indonesia. It shares land borders with the sovereign state ofPapuaNewGuinea to the east, as well as the Indonesian provinces of Highland Papua and...
throughout PapuaNewGuinea. It is an official language ofPapuaNewGuinea and the most widely used language in the country. However, in parts of the southern...
Memorial Hospital is a major hospitalin Lae, PapuaNewGuinea. Named after an Australian Army unit that was responsible for the civil administration of the...
coordinates) This is a listof lighthouses inPapuaNewGuinea. Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses ofPapuaNewGuinea". The Lighthouse...
earthquake occurred in the East Sepik Province ofPapuaNewGuinea, killing five people. The island ofNewGuinea lies within the complex zone of collision between...
2002, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Wewak, Sandaun Province, PapuaNewGuinea. The shallow reverse earthquake triggered a local tsunami...
19 December 2020) was a PapuaNewGuinean politician and economist who served as the 7th Prime Minister ofPapuaNewGuinea from 1999 to 2002. Inheriting...
OBE (14 December 1944 – 23 April 2024) was a PapuaNewGuinean playwright and author. She was a laureate of the Independence Medal for her work as a playwright...
oval-shaped volcanic island located in the Bismarck Sea, about 30 kilometres off the north coast of mainland PapuaNewGuineain Madang Province, from which it...