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Alotau Destination Guide

Discover Alotau in Papua New Guinea

Alotau in the region of Milne Bay is a town located in Papua New Guinea - some 231 mi or ( 371 km ) East of Port Moresby , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Alotau

Local time in Alotau is now 05:22 PM (Friday) . 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: Port Moresby, Lae, Wapaie, Waga Waga, and Taupota Number 2. When in this area, you might want to check out Port Moresby . 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 Alotau ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Papua New Guinean traditional tribal dancing in Alotau, 2007

1:11 min by motolorax
Views: 3178 Rating: 5.00

A short video of traditional dancing as part of local elections in Alotau, Eastern PNG, in May 2007. It was quite an experience, and thoroughly enjoyed by all. Interesting that the person on the PA at ..

Milne Bay Gypsymichelle's photos around Alotau, Papua New Guinea (all about the milne bay flag)

1:29 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 477 Rating: 5.00

Preview of Gypsymichelle'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 thes ..


PNG Diving

3:16 min by dougdrury
Views: 270 Rating: 0.00

What we saw while diving in PNG ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Alotau District

Alotau District is a district of the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Alotau. The population of the district was 74,116 at the 2000 census.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -10.31 150.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Districts of Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province

Swinger Bay

Swinger Bay is a bay on the north west shore of Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Named by John Moresby after HMS Swinger. It is also known as Stringer Bay. Swinger Bay was selected as a site for an amphibious training centre in 1943 during World War II, which relocated from HMAS Assault, Port Stephens, Australia. Construction started in late 1943 by a detachment of the 91st Naval Construction Battalion, who were relieved by 105th Naval Construction Battalion in January 1944.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -10.32 150.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Bays of Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province

Milne Bay

Milne Bay is a large bay in Milne Bay Province, southeastern Papua New Guinea. More than 35 kilometers long and over 15 kilometers wide, Milne Bay is a sheltered deep-water harbour, surrounded by the heavily wooded Stirling Range to the north and south, and on the northern shore, a narrow coastal strip, soggy with sago and mangrove swamps. The bay is named after Sir Alexander Milne.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -10.37 150.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Bays of Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province

Gili Gili

Gili Gili is a village in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. The village is located between Swinger Bay to the east and Ladava to the west.

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Located at -10.30 150.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Milne Bay Province, Populated places in Papua New Guinea

Gurney Airport

Gurney Airport is an airport serving Alotau in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The airport is a single runway general aviation facility, however in December, 2008, the PNG Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation, Don Polye announced that aviation company Skyworld had been granted permission to operate direct flights from Cairns, Australia to Gurney.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -10.31 150.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces on Papua New Guinea, Airports in Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, USAAF Air Transport Command Airfields - Pacific

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Alotau