You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Papua New Guinea
  4. »
  5. Madang
  6. » Umuim
Papua New Guinea Flag Icon

Umuim Destination Guide

Explore Umuim in Papua New Guinea

Umuim in the region of Madang is a town in Papua New Guinea - some 303 mi or ( 487 km ) North of Port Moresby , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Umuim

Current time in Umuim is now 12:38 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Port Moresby " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wewak, Waguk, Sissiak, Sanepi, and Saluku. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wewak . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Umuim ? 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. ..

Madang Snorkeling Brian Jumps Into Ocean

0:19 min by Brian Wilson
Views: 2065 Rating: 0.00

A silly 5 second video clip of Brian jumping off a diving platform into the ocean over a reef in Madang, Papua New Guinea. Platform right at Madang Lodge Restaurant. More info at www.ski-epic.com ..


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??.......................................................................................................................................... ..

Batmen's paradise Paulandton's photos around Madang, Papua New Guinea (safe walk around madang)

2:35 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 353 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Paulandton's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these v ..


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

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 2 km away
Tags: Rivers of Papua New Guinea

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 10 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

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 20 km away
Tags: Bays of Papua New Guinea, Madang Province

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 22 km away
Tags: Rivers of Papua New Guinea

Japanese cruiser Tenryū

Japanese cruiser Tenryū was the lead ship in the two-ship Tenryū-class of light cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Tenryū was named after the Tenryū River in Nagano and Shizuoka prefectures.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -5.20 145.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: 1918 ships, Maritime incidents in 1944, Ships built in Japan, Ships sunk by American submarines, Shipwrecks in the Bismarck Sea, Tenryū-class cruisers, World War II cruisers of Japan, World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean