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Balima Destination Guide

Touring Balima in Papua New Guinea

Balima in the region of Madang is a city located in Papua New Guinea - some 298 mi or ( 480 km ) North of Port Moresby , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Balima

Time in Balima is now 02:11 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Port Moresby " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wewak, So, Sissiak, Saluku, and Oro. Being here already, consider visiting Wewak . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Balima ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

The fate of a WW2 Mitchell B-25 Bomber and its crew

10:14 min by Frank Lame
Views: 22044 Rating: 4.78

A historical overview of fate of the Mitchell B-25 Bomber and its crew, the wreckage of which lies close to Wongat Island and the shore of Papua New Guinea (PNG) near the city of Madang. ..

My dancing with Huli Wigmen in Papua New Guinea

1:13 min by ronniemacaloni
Views: 1850 Rating: 5.00

Dancing with warriors in Madang festival !! How's my dancing??.......................................................................................................................................... ..


Fokker F28 at Madang PNG

3:32 min by roustus66
Views: 118 Rating: 5.00

Taken in 1982 with my first video camera. Landing at Madang PNG and watching the F28 taking off. It was LOUD. No noise restrictions there! Apologies about the quality of the sound. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -5.37 145.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 2011 in Papua New Guinea, Accidents and incidents involving the Bombardier Dash 8, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2011, Aviation accidents and incidents in Papua New Guinea

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= }}.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -5.32 145.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Rivers of Papua New Guinea

Kabenau River

Kabenau River (also Gabina or St. Augustin River) is a river in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is located at about {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:5.4666667|S|145.85|E||||| | |name= }}. It was discovered in 1887 by geologist C. Schneider and explored in 1888 by Hugo Zöller. It flows westward and empties near Rimba to the Astrolabe Bay.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -5.47 145.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Rivers of Papua New Guinea

Rai Coast District

Rai Coast District is a district in the southeast of Madang Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the six administrative districts that make up the province.

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Located at -5.50 145.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Districts of Papua New Guinea

Astrolabe Bay

Astrolabe Bay is a large body of water off the south coast of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:5.35|S|145.9166667|E||||| | |name= }}. It is a part of the Bismarck Sea and stretches from the Cape Iris in the south to the Cape Croisilles to the north. It was discovered in 1827 by Jules Dumont d'Urville and named after his ship. Capital of Madang Province, Madang lies on the coast of Astrolabe Bay.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -5.35 145.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Bays of Papua New Guinea, Madang Province