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Discover Ranguna in Papua New Guinea

Ranguna in the region of East New Britain is a town located in Papua New Guinea - some 495 mi or ( 796 km ) North-East of Port Moresby , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ranguna

Local time in Ranguna is now 12:14 PM (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: Toboina, Tinganalom, Ranguna, Ramale, and Ralubang. When in this area, you might want to check out Toboina . 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 Ranguna ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Live volcano Papua New Guinea

4:05 min by bradshawhall
Views: 3243 Rating: 3.86

boat trip across Rabaul bay to Tuvurvur volcano on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea ..

Turvurvur Volcano Erupting

0:32 min by olucko
Views: 1989 Rating: 3.67

This volcano is located at the north tip of New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea. It erupts like this every minute or so. ..


ONETOX live @ ralum club kokopo

2:53 min by komnairima
Views: 638 Rating: 5.00

Onetox live at ralum club, kokopo, east new britain, png ..

Tolai warwagira festival day 4 - Vunadidir Boys Crab Dance

0:29 min by komnairima
Views: 604 Rating: 5.00

Vunadidir primary school boys crab dance. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Karavia Bay

The Battle of Karavia Bay occurred in February 1944 and was the first surface engagement fought in the Rabaul area of New Britain during the Solomon Islands Campaign. A squadron of United States Navy warships attacked the harbor defenses of Karavia Bay and exchanged naval gunfire and torpedos with two Japanese destroyers. The nighttime engagement ended with the silencing of the Japanese artillery and resulted in a blockade of the port. Two Japanese transports were also sunk in the fighting.

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Located at -4.30 152.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1944 in the Solomon Islands, Battles and operations of World War II involving the Solomon Islands, Naval battles of World War II involving Japan, Naval battles of World War II involving the United States

Karavia Bay

Karavia Bay is a bay near Rabaul, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Simpson Harbour is located to the north, while to the east is Blanche Bay. The naval battle of Karavia Bay was fought in February 1944 during World War II in the bay. A number of shipwrecks are located in the bay.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -4.30 152.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Bays of New Britain, East New Britain Province

Blanche Bay

Blanche Bay is a bay near Rabaul, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. The bay is named after HMS Blanche which was surveying the bay under the command of Captain Cortland Simpson in 1872.

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Located at -4.27 152.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Bays of New Britain, East New Britain Province

Islands Region

The Islands Region is one of four regions of Papua New Guinea (PNG) comprising the Bismarck Archipelago and North Solomon Islands located north-east of the mainland. This is the least densely inhabited region of the country with a population of 750,000 (14% of PNG) and distinct through its history, as shown by the prevalence of Austronesian languages and archeological findings of Lapita pottery culture.

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Located at -4.35 152.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Regions of Papua New Guinea

Tavurvur

Tavurvur is an active volcano that lies near Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. It is a sub-vent of the Rabaul caldera and lies on the eastern rim of the larger feature. The volcano is most well known for its devastating eruptions over Rabaul. Mt Tavurvur is the most well known volcano in Rabaul caldera, and has erupted as recently as January 2009.

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Located at -4.24 152.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Active volcanoes, East New Britain Province, Stratovolcanoes, Subduction volcanoes, Volcanoes of New Britain