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Rikau Destination Guide

Discover Rikau in Papua New Guinea

Rikau in the region of West New Britain is a town located in Papua New Guinea - some 356 mi or ( 573 km ) North-East of Port Moresby , the country's capital .

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Local time in Rikau is now 03:13 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: Port Moresby, Makasili, Lorengau, Lavilelo, and Lae. When in this area, you might want to check out Port Moresby . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Rikau ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Hoskins Airport

Hoskins Airport is an airport in Hoskins in Papua New Guinea. Mount Pago is 16 km from the airport.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -5.46 150.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Airports in Papua New Guinea, West New Britain Province

Pago (volcano)

The volcano Pago is located East of Kimbe, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Pago is a young post-caldera cone within the Witori Caldera. The Buru Caldera cuts the SW flank of the Witori volcano. Biggest eruptions were at 4000±200 BC, VEI 6, 10 cubic kilometres (2.5 mi. ); 1370±100 BC, VEI6, 30 km (7 mi. ); and 710±75 AD, VEI 6, 20 km (5 mi. ) of tephra.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -5.58 150.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: VEI-6 volcanoes, Volcanoes of New Britain, Volcanoes of Papua New Guinea