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Kepara Destination Guide

Discover Kepara in Papua New Guinea

Kepara in the region of Northern Province is a town located in Papua New Guinea - some 54 mi or ( 87 km ) North-East of Port Moresby , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kepara

Local time in Kepara is now 10:49 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: Waju, Port Moresby, Pirive, Mount Hagen, and Madang. When in this area, you might want to check out Waju . 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 Kepara ? 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

5:03 min by pauljwk
Views: 770 Rating: 5.00

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

10:00 min by mikeinvanuatu
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Mike Kokoda ..


On Kokada Track to Yoda Valley and Kokoda Airstrip, Kokoda Chicks 07

3:00 min by mazzitmo
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On Kokoda Track, Ivan explains the Australian defensive position. Looking down on Yoda Valley to Kokoda (you can see the Kokoda Airstrip). Detailed description of layout of the land and road to Popond ..

Kokoda Challenge 2006

4:13 min by inspiredadventures
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Photo slideshow of the 2006 Kokoda Challenge for Mission Australia. Music used in this video was recorded while trekking on the Kokoda Track. Vocals and guitars by the Kokoda Spirit ground crew. Recor ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -8.88 147.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 2009 in Papua New Guinea, Accidents and incidents involving the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2009, Aviation accidents and incidents in Papua New Guinea

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -8.88 147.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Airports in Papua New Guinea, Oro Province

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -8.88 147.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 1942 in Papua New Guinea, Battles and operations of World War II involving Australia, Battles and operations of World War II involving Papua New Guinea, Battles and operations of World War II involving the United States, Conflicts in 1942, Japanese war crimes, Papua New Guinea in World War II, South West Pacific theatre of World War II

Isurava, Papua New Guinea

Isurava is a small town in Papua New Guinea, located on the Kokoda Track. It is the site of the Isurava Memorial. On 11 August 2009 Airlines PNG Flight 4684 crashed into a mountain on the opposite side of the valley from Isurava, high above Misima village. It was attempting to go around at Kokoda Airport. All 13 passengers and crew died in the accident.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -9.00 147.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Papua New Guinea

Alola, Papua New Guinea

Alola is a small town in Papua New Guinea, located on the Kokoda Track.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -9.01 147.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Papua New Guinea