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unusual facts about Papua


Frans Kaisiepo

As the representative of Papua he was involved in the Malino Conference (16 – 25 July 1946), where the formation of the Republic of Indonesia was discussed.


A. cinnamomea

Aglaia cinnamomea, a plant species found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Airlines PNG Flight 4684

The passengers included eight Australian tourists on their way to trek the Kokoda Track, two tour guides (one Australian and one Papua New Guinean) from No Roads Expeditions tour company, and a Japanese tourist.

Bernard Narokobi

In April 2009, The Guardian described him as one of Papua New Guinea's "living national icons", along with Michael Somare and Mal Michael.

Biak Scops Owl

The Biak Scops Owl (Otus beccarii) is an owl endemic to the twin islands of Biak-Supiori in Geelvink Bay, Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Indonesia.

Black-winged Lory

An Indonesian endemic, the Black-winged Lory is distributed to forests and coastal habitat of Biak, Numfor, Manim and Mios Num islands in Cenderawasih Bay, Papua.

Bulmer's fruit bat

A population existed in the Telefomin region of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, as recently as 1984.

C. major

Copiula major, a frog species found in Indonesia and possibly Papua New Guinea

C. robustum

Calophyllum robustum, a flowering plant species found only in Papua New Guinea

Castanopsis acuminatissima

Castanopsis acuminatissima ranges from southwestern China (Guizhou and Yunnan provinces) through Indochina (Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Chittagong Hills of Bangladesh) and Malesia (Malaysia; the islands of Sulawesi, Java, Kalimantan, and Sumatra, in Indonesia; the islands of New Guinea (West Papua in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea) and New Britain (Papua New Guinea)).

Cenderawasih

Cenderawasih Bay, a large bay in northern Province of Papua, Indonesia

Daulo District

As people begin to learn about marketing in other parts of Papua New Guinea, many have gone into agriculture to supply local markets around the country, specifically Lae, Port Moresby, Madang and Rabaul.

Delias meeki

The two subspecies D. m. hypochrysis and D. m. hypoxantha are both known from the Baliem Valley in West Papua.

Eurico Guterres

Elsham leader Aloysius Renwarin reported Guterres already had 200 members consisting of Indonesian expatriates from Maluku, Timor and Sulawesi in December 2003 when Guterres confidently requested the local government to provide his organisation offices in Timika, Papua.

Executive Outcomes

The Commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, Jerry Singirok – who reversed his support for the operation – ordered the detaining of all the mercenaries on their arrival, and forced the Prime Minister Sir Julius Chan to resign with Papua New Guinea coming close to a military coup.

Fakfak

Fakfak is located in West Papua, Indonesia, on the Bomberai Peninsula near Tambaruni Bay.

Fe'i banana

Molecular analysis of bananas with this growth habit from Papua New Guinea has shown evidence of genetic input from M. acuminata and M. balbisiana, the parents of the section Musa cultivars.

Fijian mercenaries in Bougainville

Pastor Manasa Kolivuso of the Every Home for Christ Church denied on 20 November that he or the church had authorized the two men connected with the church to travel to Papua New Guinea as missionaries.

Friends of Peoples Close to Nature

Oceania: the Tjapukai in Australasia, the tribes of West Papua - the Adivasis, Chenchu and Kurumba of the Indian subcontinent, the Kwaio and Landalanga on Malaita in the south west Pacific, (commonly referred to as Negritos)

G. salicifolia

Geijera salicifolia, a plant species found in Australia, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea

Geography of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea has several volcanoes, as it is situated along the Pacific Ring of Fire.

History of West Papua

In 1944, forces led by American general Douglas MacArthur launched a four-phase campaign from neighbouring Papua New Guinea to liberate Dutch New Guinea from the Japanese.

Jamie Brazier

Jamie Brazier made his debut for Papua New Guinea in an ICC Trophy warm-up match against Scotland at the Kaiteur Cricket Club in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

Johannes Abraham Dimara

Major TNI Johannes Abraham Dimara (9 October 1916 – 20 October 2000) was an Indonesian National Hero from Papua.

John Martinkus

He reported extensively from Papua and Aceh in Indonesia, two provinces which have also had long running wars for separation from Indonesia.

John Ondawame

John Otto Ondawame (born November 30, 1953 in Wanamum, Mimika Regency in West Papua) is an academic and activist of the West Papua liberation movement.

K. David Harrison

Harrison has done field work on endangered languages in Siberia and Mongolia Tuvan, Tsengel Tuvan, Tofa, Ös, Tuha, Monchak, Munda, and also in Paraguay, Chile, Papua New Guinea, and India.

Koteka peoples

The Koteka of West Papua are seven major ethnicities of the highlands of West Papua with a common culture: the Lani, Mee, Amungme, Moni, Damal, Yali, and Nduga.

Lae Bombers

Lae players to have represented Papua New Guinea include Makali Aizue, Augustine Justine and John Okul.

Luigi D'Albertis

Only Leiopython albertisii (the white-lipped python) is currently recognised as a valid species, the other three reptiles being synonymised within species described earlier, ironically two of which were described by British entomologist William Sharp Macleay whose rival expedition on the Chevert, was also collecting specimens in southern Papua.

Mal Michael

In April 2009, The Guardian described him as one of Papua New Guinea's "living national icons", along with politician Michael Somare and philosopher Bernard Narokobi.

Michael Ogio

On 26 April 2011, Queen Elizabeth II conferred the honour of Knighthood and invested him as Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George on his appointment as Governor-General of Papua New Guinea at Windsor Castle.

Mount Victory

May refer to Mount Victory, Papua New Guinea, a volcano on the north east coast of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.

New Hanover

New Hanover Island is a volcanic island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea

Paedophryne swiftorum

Paedophryne swiftorum was first discovered by a student on a 2008 Cornell University expedition to Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinean literature

In 1970, Vincent Eri published the first Papua New Guinean novel, The Crocodile.

Pila language

Maia language, a Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea

Red Cedar

Toona sureni, a tree in the mahogany family native from South Asia to Papua New Guinea

S. metallica

Sabera metallica, a butterfly species found in Papua - New Guinea

Sangara, Papua New Guinea

In 1928 a group of Cairns-based investors founded the Sangara Sugar Estates, Ltd., and proposed the payment of capital worth £500,000 to promote sugar production in Papua New Guinea.

South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists

In the South Pacific, the Adventist Church operates four tertiary colleges and universities (Avondale College in Australia, Fulton College in Fiji, and Pacific Adventist University and Sonoma Adventist College in Papua New Guinea), and more than 250 primary and secondary schools, with a total enrollment of about 35,000.

St Joseph's International Catholic College

The school is one of the oldest in Papua New Guinea and is located next to St Joseph's Parish Church in the suburb of Boroko.

Ted Taylor

Teddy B. Taylor, U.S. diplomat, United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, accredited to Solomon Islands, Vanuatu

Ten Thousand Years in a Lifetime

Kiki: Ten Thousand Years in a Lifetime is the autobiography of Albert Maori Kiki, the Papua New Guinea pathologist and politician.

The Kokoda Track Foundation

The aim of this organisation is to repay the selfless help given by the Papua-New Guineans (familiarly known as the "Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels") during World War II.

Timothy Akis

During a posthumous exhibition, the Tamworth Regional Gallery (Australia) identified Akis as one of Papua New Guinea's leading print and drawing artists, along with Mathias Kauage, John Man and Martin Morububuna.

Trans Fly savanna and grasslands

A third of the region is protected, particularly in Indonesia's large Wasur National Park on the coast and its adjoining Tonda Wildlife Management Area across the border in Papua New Guinea.

Turpentine tree

Canarium australianum (Brown Cudgeree), native to Australia and Papua New Guinea

Ulli Beier

It also carried reproductions of works by Papua New Guinean artists, including Timothy Akis and Mathias Kauage.

Wilshere

John Wilshere, Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer


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