-
You are here:
- Homepage »
- Papua New Guinea »
- New Ireland » Samo Number 2
Samo Number 2 Destination Guide
Explore Samo Number 2 in Papua New Guinea
Samo Number 2 in the region of New Ireland is a town in Papua New Guinea - some 571 mi or ( 918 km ) North-East of Port Moresby , the country's capital city .
Current time in Samo Number 2 is now 12:13 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Port Moresby " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Suen, Sianus, Sali, Putput Number 2, and Penapedik. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Suen . Where to go and what to see in Samo Number 2 ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
Interesting facts about this location
Lihir Island
Lihir Island (aka Niolam Island) is the largest island in the Lihir group of islands, 22 km long and 14.5 km wide, in Papua New Guinea's New Ireland Province. It consists of a complex of several overlapping basaltic stratovolcanoes rising 700 m above sea level. While the volcanoes are not currently active, geothermal activity is still present. The island is in what was the forearc basin associated with the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the North Bismarck Plate.
Located at -3.13 152.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Lihir Island Airport
Lihir Island Airport is an airport in Londolovit on Lihir Island in Papua New Guinea. The airport has a short unpaved runway long enough to handle a small jet. All flights leave at approximately 4-7am. The airport has significantly upgraded its facilities, which now includes air conditioning, x-ray machines and a renovated waiting area. It is assumed that this is because of the introduction of a new international flight to Cairns, Australia, operated by Airlines PNG.
Located at -3.04 152.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Lihir Group
Lihir Group is an island group in Papua New Guinea, located north of New Ireland, at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:3|S|152.5833333|E||||| |primary |name= }}. It is a part of Bismarck Archipelago. Largest island of the group is Lihir (aka Niolam), other islands include: Mali, Mahur, Masahet and Sanambiet.
Located at -3.00 152.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Related Locations
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.