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Yongtau Destination Guide
Discover Yongtau in Papua New Guinea
Yongtau in the region of Western Province is a place located in Papua New Guinea - some 495 mi or ( 797 km ) North-West of Port Moresby , the country's capital .
Local time in Yongtau is now 04:36 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Port Moresby " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Jayapura, Wewak, Timengatits, Sawanam, and Nioksikwi. When in this area, you might want to check out Jayapura . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Yongtau ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago. Geologically it is a part of the same tectonic plate as Australia.
Located at -5.50 141.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Birim River (New Guinea)
The Birim River or Ok Birim in the western province of New Guinea is a tributary of the Ok Tedi River, which is in turn a tributary of the north Fly River. The Birim river joins the Ok Tedi river from the west between Ningerum and Bige. The Birim river area is inhabited by the Kaikaruk tribe. They practise tropical forest Swidden agriculture. About 3,000 people, they speak the Ninggerum language of the Ok group.
Located at -5.71 141.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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