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Pundibasa Destination Guide

Discover Pundibasa in Papua New Guinea

Pundibasa in the region of Eastern Highlands is a town located in Papua New Guinea - some 229 mi or ( 369 km ) North of Port Moresby , the country's capital .

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Local time in Pundibasa is now 08:25 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: Wewak, Punano Number 2, Punano Number 1, Port Moresby, and Mount Hagen. When in this area, you might want to check out Wewak . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Pundibasa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Aiyura Airport

Aiyura Airport is an airstrip in Aiyura, in the northeast highlands of Papua New Guinea. It is the main air base for Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL). The pilots and mechanics who work out of Aiyura Airport live in the nearby SIL town of Ukarumpa.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -6.33 145.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Airports in Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands Province

Battle of Kaiapit

The Battle of Kaiapit was an action fought in 1943 between Australian and Japanese forces in New Guinea during the Finisterre Range campaign of World War II. Following the landings at Nadzab and at Lae, the Allies attempted to exploit their success with an advance into the upper Markham Valley, starting with Kaiapit. The Japanese intended to use Kaiapit to threaten the Allied position at Nadzab, and to create a diversion to allow the Japanese garrison at Lae time to escape.

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Located at -6.27 146.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1943 in Papua New Guinea, Battles and operations of World War II involving Papua New Guinea, Battles of World War II involving Australia, Battles of World War II involving Japan, Battles of World War II involving the United States, Conflicts in 1943, South West Pacific theatre of World War II

Kainantu District

Kainantu District is a district of the Eastern Highlands Province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Kainantu.

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Located at -6.29 145.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Districts and LLGs of Eastern Highlands Province