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![]() ![]() Papua New Guinea Geography 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/papua_new_guinea/papua_new_guinea_geography.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Southeastern Asia, group of islands including the eastern half of theisland of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, eastof Indonesia Geographic coordinates 6 00 S, 147 00 E Map references Oceania Area
Area - comparative slightly larger than California Land boundaries
Coastline 5,152 km Maritime claims
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
Climate tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (Mayto October); slight seasonal temperature variation Terrain mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills Elevation extremes
Natural resources gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries Land use
Irrigated land NA sq km Natural hazards active volcanism; situated along the Pacific "Rim of Fire"; the countryis subject to frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides Environment - current issues rain forest subject to deforestation as a result of growing commercialdemand for tropical timber; pollution from mining projects Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
shares island of New Guinea with Indonesia; one of world's largest swampsalong southwest coast
NOTE: The information regarding Papua New Guinea on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Papua New Guinea Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Papua New Guinea Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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