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Discover Asikan in Papua New Guinea
Asikan in the region of Madang is a place located in Papua New Guinea - some 316 mi or ( 508 km ) North of Port Moresby , the country's capital .
Local time in Asikan is now 03:33 AM (Sunday) . 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: Wewak, Wabag, Sanepi, Ouba, 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 Asikan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Madang District
Madang District is a district in the central part of Madang Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the six administrative districts that make up the province.
Located at -5.08 145.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Airlines PNG Flight 1600
Airlines PNG Flight 1600 was a passenger flight which crashed in near the mouth of the Gogol River, Papua New Guinea on 13 October 2011. 28 of the 32 onboard died. The aircraft involved, a de Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 (known as a Dash 8), was operating Airlines PNG's scheduled domestic service from Lae Nadzab Airport to Madang Airport. The crash site was 20 km south of the destination. It was hard to reach the survivors as according to firefighters, "it was very hard to get there.
Located at -5.37 145.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Gogol River
The Gogol River is a river in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It empties to Astrolabe Bay at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:5.3166667|S|145.75|E||||| | |name= }}.
Located at -5.32 145.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
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