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Discover Lavora in Papua New Guinea
Lavora in the region of Milne Bay is a town located in Papua New Guinea - some 212 mi or ( 341 km ) East of Port Moresby , the country's capital .
Local time in Lavora is now 07:38 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Port Moresby " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Port Moresby, Lae, Wapaie, Wamawamana, and Lamaga. When in this area, you might want to check out Port Moresby . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Lavora ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Gurney Airport
Gurney Airport is an airport serving Alotau in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The airport is a single runway general aviation facility, however in December, 2008, the PNG Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation, Don Polye announced that aviation company Skyworld had been granted permission to operate direct flights from Cairns, Australia to Gurney.
Located at -10.31 150.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Gili Gili
Gili Gili is a village in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. The village is located between Swinger Bay to the east and Ladava to the west.
Located at -10.30 150.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Milne Bay Province
Milne Bay is a province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Alotau. The province covers 14,000 km² of land and 252,990 km² of sea, within the province there are more than 600 islands, about 160 of which are inhabited. The province has about 210,000 inhabitants, speaking about 48 languages, most of which belong to the Eastern Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family.
Located at -10.25 150.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Swinger Bay
Swinger Bay is a bay on the north west shore of Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Named by John Moresby after HMS Swinger. It is also known as Stringer Bay. Swinger Bay was selected as a site for an amphibious training centre in 1943 during World War II, which relocated from HMAS Assault, Port Stephens, Australia. Construction started in late 1943 by a detachment of the 91st Naval Construction Battalion, who were relieved by 105th Naval Construction Battalion in January 1944.
Located at -10.32 150.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 30 km away
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