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Wagan Destination Guide

Touring Wagan in Papua New Guinea

Wagan in the region of Morobe is located in Papua New Guinea - some 190 mi or ( 305 km ) North of Port Moresby , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Wagan

Time in Wagan is now 05:12 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Port Moresby " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Port Moresby, Nabak, Mount Hagen, Mendi, and Malanpipi. Being here already, consider visiting Port Moresby . 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 Wagan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Lae, Papua New Guinea

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44ft O'Brien - Drug Runner - Lae PNG

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Drug Runner is based in Lae Papua New Guinea and is a custom built 44ft O'Brien built in Townsville, Australia. obrienboats.com.au for more information. ..


50 Years of Mariannhill in Papua New Guinea - Part 2

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Komobo Prescreen

3:53 min by cheapcarabiner
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Sneak preview of our new video. Still working on the intro. Quick look at some of our time in Papua New Guinea. Komobo has spent the last two years developing relationships for exporting coffee and ti ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Lae

Lae, the capital of Morobe Province, is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea. It is located at the start of the Highlands Highway, which is the main land transport corridor from the Highlands region to the coast. Lae is the largest cargo port of the country and the home of the University of Technology or 'Unitech'.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -6.73 147.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Morobe Province, Populated places in Papua New Guinea, Port cities in Oceania, Provincial capitals in Papua New Guinea

Lae Airfield

Lae Airfield is a former World War II airfield and later, civilian airport in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. The airport was closed in the 1980s, in favor of Lae Nadzab Airport, which was able to accommodate larger jet aircraft. The facility is now being redeveloped.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -6.73 147.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces on Papua New Guinea, Airports in Papua New Guinea

Lae War Cemetery

The Lae War Cemetery, established in 1944, is located adjacent to the Botanical Gardens in the centre of the city of Lae, the capital of Morobe Province, in Papua New Guinea. The cemetery is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. In World War II, Japanese and Commonwealth soldiers fought to hold the strategic areas of Papua New Guinea, and the Morobe Province was the site of several heated campaigns in late 1942–1943; by 1944, the Japanese had been driven off the island.

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Located at -6.73 146.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Australian military memorials, Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries, Morobe Province

Lae District

Lae District is a district of the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Lae. The population of the district was 118,413 at the 2000 census.

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Located at -6.72 146.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Districts of Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province

Kongō Maru (1935)

Kongō Maru was a 8,624 gross ton passenger-cargo ship built by Harima Shipbuilding Company in Japan for Kokusai Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha in 1935. She was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War and converted to an armed merchant cruiser.

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Located at -6.82 147.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1935 ships, Auxiliary cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, Maritime incidents in 1942, Ships built in Japan, Ships sunk by aircraft, Shipwrecks of Papua New Guinea, Steamships of Japan