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Sham Destination Guide
Discover Sham in Papua New Guinea
Sham in the region of East Sepik is a town located in Papua New Guinea - some 488 mi or ( 786 km ) North-West of Port Moresby , the country's capital .
Local time in Sham is now 01:05 PM (Thursday) . 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, Yuo, Yaulong, Wom, and Wewak. 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 Sham ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
ArbY28 - Mushu Island.mp4
July 2004, we visit George's place on Mushu Island with a group of friends from Wewak, East sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Bombing of Wewak
The Bombing of Wewak was a series of air raids by the USAAF Fifth Air Force, on 17–21 August 1943, against the major air base of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force on the mainland of New Guinea, at Wewak. The four raids, over a five-day period, represented a decisive victory for the Allies: the Japanese Fourth Air Army lost about 100 planes on the ground and in the air, reducing its operational strength to about 30 planes. Ten aircraft from the U.S. Fifth Air Force were lost.
Located at -3.55 143.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Momase Region
Momase Region is one of four regions of Papua New Guinea. Its largest city is Lae, the second city of the nation.
Located at -3.58 143.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Wewak District
Wewak District is a district of East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the six administrative districts that make up the province. The main town in Wewak.
Located at -3.58 143.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 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.