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The northern Oceania country of Papua New Guinea.
By Mark on November 24, 2008
This is a post about a country that I suppose is not mentioned very much, why well who knows as I am about to invite you into this extra ordinary country, lets begin then.
Papua New Guinea is a country that belongs to half of the Island, New Guinea, which is situated just north of Australia. It is part of a Pacific Island region named Melanesia.
Papua New Guinea includes the eastern part of New Guinea, the bismarck Archipelago, the northern Solomon Islands, the D’Entrecasteaux Islands and the Louisiade Archipelago. The land is largely mountainous, and the climate is very tropical with high temperatures ranging from 10 to 32 degrees celsius or 50 to 95 especially during the monsoon season with is between December and April and that is when the northern winds come along. During the dry season the winds normally come from the south-east.
The rest of New Guinea is completed by Indonesian province Irian Jaya to the west. Below are a mixture of satellite and photography of Papua New Guinea and Port Moresby the capital, as well as others.
This is a satellite image taken from Google Earth of Papua New Guinea and Australia in Oceania.
This is a satellite image of Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya,(Indonesia).
This is a satellite image of Papua New Guinea on Google Earth.
This is a satellite image of the caital city of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby.
The mainland is divided in half by a numerous amount of mountains that raise up to 4,509 metres or 14,762 feet Mount Wilhelm. There is also a low lying plain which appears to be drained by the fly river in the south-west of the country and there are also lots of active volcanoes in the east.
This is a panoramio picture of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.
The main trading partners of Papua New Guinea are Australia, Japan and Singapore, the country relies alot on foreign aid, but the economy is dominated on it’s exports which are minerals, cheifly gold and copper, and the majority of the workforce are farmers and they deal alot in producing timber, coffee, cocoa, palm oil and tropical fruits, tuna fish, bananas, coconuts, yams and sugar caine. Australia does give alot of aid and it is needed as there is always high unemployment which is a long term problem for the economy and the person on the street.
This is a picture of the coast and Ela beach off Port Moresby.
The history of Papua New Guinea goes back to the 16th century, when Portugal and Spain two very famous sailors Jorge de Meneses (Portuguese) and Ortiz Retes (Spanish), discovered the land and Islands. In 1828 the Dutch annexed the western half of New Guinea, followed in 1884 by the British and German division of the eastern half.
In 1904 the British gave there territory to Australia, and then during the first World War an expeditionary force seized the German New Guinea. During the second World War the Australians were forced to defend New Guinea as they fought off the mighty Japanese army.
In 1968, Papua New Guinea was finally declared when it became a formal administrative union and by 1973 self government was attainted and in 1975, Papua New Guinea became an independant nation within the Commonwealth.
To learn more about the history of the country Papua New Guinea, please refer to the bottom of my page, where you can learn from Wikipedia.
This is an old picture taken in 1998 on panoramio of a clothes market in Kundiawa, north-east of Papua New Guinea.
This is a picture of the town of Kimbe, on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea on panoramio.
I have really enjoyed learning about this country and it really goes to show that if you take your time and study, you will be amazed of the stories that these amazing countries offer us. We are so lucky to have this opportunity to learn about other people’s cultures and I can only thank Google Earth and of course Wikipedia for all the help and assistance they offer to me. And as we only live just one life, for people like minded like myself, it is a miracle that we can do these fascinating articles or stories of these places. I thank you for showing interest in my site and do hope it helps you out in some way.
- Learn about Papua New Guinea on Wikipedia:
- Learn about Irian Jaya (Papua) on Wikipedia:
- Learn about New Guinea on Wikipedia:
- Learn about New Britain on Wikipedia:
- Learn about Kimbe on Wikipedia:
- Find Papua New Guinea on Google Maps:
- Find Irian Jaya, (Papua) on Google Maps:
- Find Port Moresby on Google Maps:
- Find New Britain on Google Maps:
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20 Responses to “The northern Oceania country of Papua New Guinea.”
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Nick Ramsay, exploring the world from a zabuton in Japan.
11:38 am on November 29th, 2008
I would’ve thought they’d have a booming tourist industry, but I guess they don’t.
What language is spoken there? Is it English?
7:09 pm on November 30th, 2008
Yes it is pigeon english, which is not as strong as our English, but it is unstandable and anyway alot of people who live or visit speak English, so you could say that is it’s official language, Yes I would have thought so to, many years ago someone told me that their were cannibals living over there, I have no idea if that is true or not. But I would have thought not now a days, thanks Nick.
7:33 pm on December 2nd, 2008
I never knew where Papua New Guinea was until I read this. I feel quite educated now.
10:33 pm on December 5th, 2008
Thanks mum it is very interesting and I wish more people could see this post.
3:50 am on February 4th, 2010
I like how you download all the city view but most important is the provinces becoz of tourist attraction.Thanks solomon from philippines but png citizen
4:54 pm on April 20th, 2010
Lived there in 1963. Returned in 1993 for a look. Was very disappointed. A very dangerous place, they locked you in the hotel at night. The rich are very rich and everybody else has nothing. No middle class.
9:35 am on August 7th, 2010
Good to know about this country.
but i would like to know more about it
because our company got project and I may move to Papua New Guinea
appreciate If you give me more details:
Is there star hotels are available?
how about city and city life?
how about local peoples culture?
transportation?
common language? nearest tourist place?
peaceful country?
banks, hotels and restaurants?
9:50 am on August 7th, 2010
Thankyou for the comment, I am glad to write more about this country, but these posts are just to guide you, if you need more information, then go to your tourist information service online and find out. Kind regards, Mark.
3:40 am on August 26th, 2010
Thanks for putting my home, Papua New Guinea on the map through your website.
It’s sad to know that the global community at large do not know about my country but we on the other hand are taught in school at early age about them.
We are proud of our culture and traditions but are not cannibals as others may think. Contrary to that, we very hospitable people.
As the idiom goes, “Don not judge a book by its covers”.
COME, MY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY AWAITS YOU!!!
1:39 pm on August 26th, 2010
Thankyou for the lovely comment, it means alot to me that I can make people see more and learn about nations that we do not know enough about, thankyou again, Mark.
4:15 pm on October 10th, 2010
Hi,
The old clothes market in Kundiawa hasn’t changed. It has only been given a facelift (fencing)…I love the place. I’ll see if I can capture a shot from the exact same location as the one shown.
Thanks…
~B
4:42 pm on October 17th, 2010
Thankyou, Bernie for the nice comment.
10:06 am on February 11th, 2011
I lived in PNG 1985 to 2000, both in the highlands and on the islands. Last went for a visit in 2006. A lovely country. You really need some photos of village life since 85% of the people still live in villages, work hard to feed their families and try to earn money for school fees. The most amazing thing about PNG to me is the diversity of cultures and languages! Over 800! Also the nature: gorgeous butterflies, flowers, rainforest, volcanos. Coral reefs and fish that make snorkeling a delight. Time to get out of your easy chair…
4:20 pm on March 26th, 2011
My family and I lived in PNG from October 1991 – November 1992. Very interesting country to live in, we were in Port Moresby for that time, and my brother and I were schooled at Boroko East International School – Unfortunately my brother was ill quite a lot so we ended up moving back to the UK. Worth the experience, used to love going to the Aviat Club for a daily swim, and Steam Ships was our local supermarket, along with Andersons – not sure whether these are still there. We had lovely security guards whom really looked after us and I hope they are all well.
2:56 pm on April 1st, 2011
Elyce and Kerrie, thankyou for the lovely comments, you are right i need to explore more.
4:51 pm on June 8th, 2011
travelled to the island summer 08 for a short visit and ended up staying 11 weeks. An amazing place with friendly people, very diverse culture, good beaches, port moresby is a modern city, and there is a big mineral boom now with gold, copper, oil and gas – where ExonMobil from U.S.A has invested over $19 billion. plan to visit again soon.
5:20 am on July 14th, 2011
I was born in Port Moresby in 1966 and completed my primary schooling in the mountains and the islands. I continue to visit my Mother who lives in Madang. It’s the most beautiful country in the world apart from maybe Austria. The people are very friendly and helpful – they wave at everyone as you drive by, in the mountains. The highlanders have a tradition of warfare but the coastals are traditionally peaceful. Nowadays there are very violent gangs of young males called “raskols” who rape and steal and have no fear of the police because of the tribal “payback” system. This means their alligance is to their tribe first (this has resulted in corruption and murder) which has unfortunately handicapped the progress of PNG. The tourism industry has essentially collapsed as has the export of the fantastic highlands coffee – diving is now the main tourist attraction that is relatively safe. Peace.
9:57 am on July 29th, 2011
How nice to read some of the good comments made through your website by people who have known about my country Papua New Guinea.I am from Tufi in the Northern Province of Papua New Guinea where the biggest butterfly in world is found.Tufians are the most peaceful people and cultural tradition has it that;always receive your guests with openness knowing that in return they will return the same guesture when ever it is due.
7:34 am on August 29th, 2011
Thanks Mark and Nick for the wonderful work done.Actually PNG is a beatiful country any one can visit when one visit and explore only can tell the difference.PNG has beautiful beaches and much more to see.In any country there is GOOD and BAD side of life.So lets think positive and lets be on the GOOD side.Feel free to explore PNG.Thankyou once again and may the Good LORD Bless both of you.
4:51 pm on September 30th, 2011
I will be coming to PNG this january to teach and I can’t wait. Being from a friendly nation such as ireland I believe i will feel at home when I arrive in PNG. All the jokes here are that I will get eaten but its more jealousy rather than ignorance. I just hope its not too humid, my poor fair complextion wont handle it!