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Discover Kanga in Papua New Guinea
Kanga in the region of Northern Province is a town located in Papua New Guinea - some 58 mi or ( 94 km ) North-East of Port Moresby , the country's capital .
Local time in Kanga is now 07:01 AM (Wednesday) . 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: Savaia, Saga, Port Moresby, Mount Hagen, and Madang. When in this area, you might want to check out Savaia . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kanga ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Discover The Kokoda Trail Terrain in a Google Earth Kokoda Trail Fly-Through: Kokoda to Owers Cnr
www.kokoda.net.au | www.kokoda.net.au The legend of Kokoda is being re-discovered and reinforced in the Australian psyche with over 4000 Australians undertaking the arduous trek every year. There is r ..
Mike and Matt trek the Kokoda trail
Mike Kokoda ..
Kokoda Track Pictures
www.kokodatrekkingreview.com If you're interested in walking the Kokoda Track yourself, check out our website with our experience reports, reviews of tour operators and pictures! ..
FLIGHT TO KOKODA
The flight on Sunbirds Airlines from Port Moresby takes about 20 minutes. AirPNG also have charter flights to Kokoda. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Kokoda Track campaign
The Kokoda Track campaign or Kokoda Trail campaign was part of the Pacific War of World War II. The campaign consisted of a series of battles fought between July and November 1942 between Japanese and Allied—primarily Australian—forces in what was then the Australian territory of Papua.
Located at -8.88 147.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Kokoda Airport
Kokoda Airport is an airport in Kokoda, Papua New Guinea. The airfield was a focal point of the intense battle along the famous Kokoda trail, during the second World War. It was taken and retaken several times by both Japanese and Australian troops during those hard months of the battle, at a great human cost.
Located at -8.88 147.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Airlines PNG Flight 4684
Airlines PNG Flight 4684 was a passenger flight which crashed near Kokoda Airport, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea on 11 August 2009, killing all eleven passengers and two crew. The Airlines PNG aircraft, a de Havilland Twin Otter, was travelling in bad weather, when it impacted terrain on the eastern slope of the Kokoda Gap about 11 km south-east of Kokoda. Wreckage was discovered at 8.40am on 12 August 2009 at an altitude of 5500 feet (1676 metres) in the Owen Stanley Range.
Located at -8.88 147.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Papuan Peninsula
The Papuan Peninsula, also known as the Bird's Tail Peninsula, is a large peninsula in Papua New Guinea, southeast of Lae, that makes up the southeastern portion of the island of New Guinea. The peninsula is the easternmost extent of the New Guinea Highlands, and consists largely of the Owen Stanley Range, with peaks such as Mount Victoria (4,038 m) and Mount Suckling (3,676 m). On the south coast is Port Moresby, the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea.
Located at -8.83 147.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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