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Discover Bauak in Papua New Guinea
Bauak in the region of Madang is a town located in Papua New Guinea - some 292 mi or ( 470 km ) North of Port Moresby , the country's capital .
Local time in Bauak is now 12:07 PM (Sunday) . 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: Wewak, Wabag, Port Moresby, Mount Hagen, and Mendi. When in this area, you might want to check out Wewak . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Bauak ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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.
Located at -5.37 145.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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.
Located at -5.47 145.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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.
Located at -5.50 145.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 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 19 km away
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