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Mainis Destination Guide
Discover Mainis in Papua New Guinea
Mainis in the region of Western Highlands is a town located in Papua New Guinea - some 339 mi or ( 545 km ) North-West of Port Moresby , the country's capital .
Local time in Mainis is now 03:17 PM (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: Jayapura, Wabag, Tigi, Rugi, and Port Moresby. When in this area, you might want to check out Jayapura . 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 Mainis ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Papua New Guinea Mini-Show
Western Highlands Cultural Association Mini-Show. We were forrtunate to have as our local guide a member of the Board managing this Mini-show. He took us to see it and got us down onto the dance field ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Mount Hagen (volcano)
Mount Hagen, named after the German colonial officer Curt von Hagen, is the second highest volcano in Papua New Guinea and on the Australian continent, ranking behind only its neighbour Mount Giluwe which is roughly 35 kilometres to the southwest. It is located on the border between the Western Highlands and Enga Provinces, about 24 kilometres northwest of the city of Mount Hagen which is named after it.
Located at -5.75 144.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Guga River (Papua New Guinea)
Guga River is a river of Papua New Guinea. It is part of the Wahgi River network.
Located at -5.78 144.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Kuk Swamp
Kuk Swamp is an archaeological site in New Guinea. Evidence for early agricultural drainage systems was found here, beginning about 9,000 years ago. Features such as pits, postholes and runnels have been found at the site, which provide evidence for early agriculture. Such features are consistent with planting, digging and tethering of plants.
Located at -5.78 144.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 31 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.