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AllRefer.com - New Guinea (Pacific Islands Political Geography) - Encyclopedia |
 | | Largely tropical, New Guinea has vast mountain ranges such as the Owen Stanley and the Bismarck mts.; Jaya Peak (16,503 ft/5,030 m) in Papua is the highest point. |
 | | The lower courses of the large rivers (the Fly, Sepik, Mamberamo, and Purari) are generally swampy, with a few grassy plains. |
 | | The island was sighted by the Portuguese explorer Antonio d'Abreu in 1511 and was named for its resemblance to the Guinea coast of W Africa. |
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