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  Papua New Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Independent State of Papua New Guinea (informally, Papua New Guinea or PNG) is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands (the Indonesian province of Papua (Indonesian province) occupies the western half of New Guinea).
Papua was administered under the Papua Act until it was invaded by the Japanese in 1941, and civil administration suspended.
New Guinea is part of the humid tropics, and many Indomalayan rainforest plants spread across the narrow straits from Asia, mixing together with the old Australian and Antarctic floras.
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 Papua New Guinea - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea (the other half is the Papua province of Indonesia).
The name of the country was also given in that era; Papua is derived from a Malay word describing the frizzly Melanesian hair, and New Guinea was the name given by a Spanish explorer because of the resemblance with the population of the Guinese in Africa.
Papua New Guinea is a member of the Commonwealth and Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state.
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 Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Southern Highlands is a province in Papua New Guinea.
According to Papua New Guinea's national 2000 census, the total population of Southern Highlands is 544,352 spread across 27,500 square kilometers, which makes it the most highly populated province in the country.
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Robbins, R.G. The anthropogenic grasslands of Papua and New Guinea.
Roscoe, P.B. "The flight from the fen: the prehistoric migrations of the Boiken of the East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea." Oceania 60 : 139-154.
Rothwell, T.L. "Eradication of tuberculosis from cattle in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea 1954-1964." Papua and New Guinea Agricultural Journal 18 : 20-24.
database.anu.edu.au /rspas/hug/pngagbib/r.html   (7776 words)

  
 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ONLINE -Western Highlands and Southern Highlands and Enga   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
With a population of 1,270,000 the Highlands is a complex region of varying tribes, language groups, and physical types.
Access to the Highlands is by aircraft or the highway network which reaches into all the provinces.
The proud Huli are the largest ethnic group in the Southern Highlands, and the men are famous for their striking decorative wigs made from human hair, flowers, feathers and cuscus fur.
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Heywood, P.F. Iodine-deficiency disorders in Papua New Guinea.
Hilder, B. The Voyage of Torres: The Discovery of the Southern Coastline of New Guinea and Torres Strait by Captain Luis Baez de Torres in 1606.
Hosking, J.S. "`Frond choke' and `die-back' of coco-nuts." New Guinea Agricultural Gazette 5 : 43-47.
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Papua New Guinea Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 36 (1): 86-94
Papua New Guinea Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 36 (2): 1-21.
1995a Ethnoscientific obervations on entomology and mycology in the Southern Highlands Province of PNG.
www.dur.ac.uk /anthropology.gis/bibliography.htm   (566 words)

  
 SSHL: Melanesian Studies Resource Center & Melanesian Archive: Papua New Guinea Patrol Reports: Southern Highlands ...
The National Archives of Papua New Guinea is the Custodian of the orginal reports.
This microfiche was filmed in Port Moresby by and for the National Archives of Papua New Guinea, with support from the University of California, San Diego.
The microfiche and this guide are the results of a cooperative project between the National Archives of Papua New Guinea, and the Melanesian Studies Resource Center (MSRC) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
sshl.ucsd.edu /melanesia/shigh.htm   (6677 words)

  
 Echidna Figure [Papua New Guinea, Southern Highlands Province, Mendi region]: description | Object Page | Timeline of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This figure possibly represents the echidna, an egg-laying mammal native to New Guinea and Australia.
Such "echidna" figures have been unearthed at a number of locations in the highlands of New Guinea, this example comes from the Mendi region.
While nothing certain is known about their original use, these sculptures, discovered by contemporary Highland peoples during gardening and other activities, are believed to be of supernatural origin and are reused in a variety of ritual contexts.
www.metmuseum.org /TOAH/ho/05/oc/hod_1984.123.1.htm   (262 words)

  
 Ambua Lodge, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Located at 2100 metres (7000 feet) in the PNG Southern Highlands.
The lodge features Highlands architecture with a main building housing the lounge, bar, dining room, and a cosy centre fireplace.
Separate are the video room, heated spa, and sauna.Guests are accommodated in 40 individual units set in a sea of flowers, each unit featuring 180 degree picture windows, modern bathroom, and electric blankets and continental quilts for the cool highland evenings.
www.good-hotels-guide.com /oceania/papua-new-guinea/ambua-lodge.htm   (202 words)

  
 Chevron - Spotlight: Papua New Guinea Targets World-Class Safety Record   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, Papua New Guinea, Oct. 28, 2003 -- The roads that wrap around the steep rainforest mountains of Papua New Guinea's Southern Highlands Province – where ChevronTexaco has been working the Kutubu, Gobe and Moran oil fields for the past decade – are often the scene of serious motor vehicle crashes.
In May 2003, an employee of Chevron Niugini Ltd., ChevronTexaco's Papua New Guinea subsidiary and project operator, was on his field break when he boarded a 15-seat bus to travel from Mendi to the Mount Hagen market.
Unfortunately, this type of incident is not unusual in Papua New Guinea.
www.chevron.com /news/spotlight/28oct2003_pngsafety.asp   (893 words)

  
 Papua New Guinea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
New Guinea: The Melanesian Institute, 210 pp., illustrated, translated by Jan A. Godschalk.
Papua New Guinea [On the mythology and biology of reproduction from the Tolai (Gunantuna) of New Britain, Papua
A ritual response to climatic perturbations in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.
plaza.ufl.edu /jwweaver/Bibliography/Papua.html   (9909 words)

  
 Kiburu Lodge, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Kiburu Lodge is located at an altitude of 5,700 feet (1,750 metres)on the banks of the Mendi River on the outskirts of Mendi.
This village owned lodge is designed in the local highlands architectural style and built largely from traditional materials.
Treks through the Southern Highlands can also be arranged.
www.good-hotels-guide.com /oceania/papua-new-guinea/kiburu-lodge.htm   (188 words)

  
 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PAPUA NEW GUINEA Geography Population Map City and cities coordinates location   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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the Pacific (primarily in the Western and Southern Highland Provinces of Papua New Guinea), Europe (primarily the Lowlands of Scotland, and the Republic of Ireland), and Asia (primarily Taiwan and China).
Transformations of Monetary Symbols in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea’;.
The Cultivation and Use of Taro and Fruit Pandanus among the Duna of the Aluni Valley of the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.
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 Papua New Guinea Forum - Ambua Lodge, Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea
Ambua Lodge, Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea
On a slope overlooking the whole of the Tari valley - home of the world-renowned Huli wigmen in the Southern Highlands province - is the winner of the 1991 Pacific Asia Travel Association’s ‘Pacific Heritage Award’.
This globally acclaimed high profile award was given to the Ambua Lodge when its operational activities were recognised and praised as a “superb example of culturally sensitive and responsible ecological tourism”.
www.pngbd.com /forum/showthread.php?t=9258   (264 words)

  
 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PROVINCE - Ecotourism Melanesia's PAPUA NEW GUINEA - tourist information, accommodation and tour ...
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PROVINCE - Ecotourism Melanesia's PAPUA NEW GUINEA - tourist information, accommodation and tour bookings for Mendi, Tari, Huli wigmen, Ambua Lodge, Lake Kutubu
Please click on the above link to be taken to the new site address.
Due to ongoing law-and-order problems in the Southern Highlands Province we are not currently taking bookings for this area, except for Lake Kutubu which can be reached directly by air from Port Moresby.
eco-melanesia.8k.com /PNG/PNGprovSHP.htm   (173 words)

  
 Papua New Guinea Forum - Southern Highlands-Tari & Surrounding areas
Papua New Guinea Forum - Southern Highlands-Tari and Surrounding areas
Papua New Guinea Forum > Travel and Tourism in Papua New Guinea > Photos and Scenery of Papua New Guinea
Ambua Lodge - Tari - Southern Highlands - Exotic Bird Life say the American Tourist !
www.pngbd.com /forum/showthread.php?t=1618   (115 words)

  
 Map of Egauwi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea | Multimap.com
Map of Egauwi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
Map of Egauwi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
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 DCP: Papua New Guinea
49.0 km (30.4 miles) NW of Jinjo, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
76.7 km (47.6 miles) E of Saukea, Papua New Guinea
2.6 km (1.6 miles) NW of Angara, Northern, Papua New Guinea
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