New Guinea - Wikipedia
WEBNew Guinea (Tok Pisin: Niugini; Hiri Motu: Niu Gini; Indonesian: Papua, fossilized Nugini, [a] or historically Irian) is the world's second-largest island, with an area of 785,753 km 2 (303,381 sq mi).
Papua New Guinea - Wikipedia
WEBPapua New Guinea, [note 1] officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, [13] [note 2] is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of …
New Guinea campaign - Wikipedia
WEBNew Guinea campaign. The New Guinea campaign of the Pacific War lasted from January 1942 until the end of the war in August 1945. During the initial phase in early 1942, the Empire of Japan invaded the Territory of New Guinea on 23 January and Territory of Papua on 21 July and overran western New Guinea (part of the Netherlands East Indies ...
Ambassadors of the Jungle (full documentary) - YouTube
WEBAmong the high peaks of Papua New Guinea, upholstered in thick jungles, ethnicities inhabit the lands that inspired all that terrible sailors' stories at the...
Incredible Animals in the Jungle of New Guinea - Jungle Roots
WEBAug 6, 2019 · Most people have heard of the rainforests in South America and India, but there are many more that have their own unique characteristics and animals. One of these little-known jungles is on the island of New Guinea. New Guinea is the world’s second-largest island, situated a bit north of Australia. Politically, it is split into two parts.
‘Majestic, stunning, intriguing and bizarre’: New Guinea has …
WEBAug 12, 2020 · As the world’s largest tropical island – made up of Papua New Guinea to the east and two Indonesian provinces to the west - its biological diversity spans habitats from fringing mangroves to...
New Guinea’s indigenous tribes are alive and well (just don’t call …
WEBApr 18, 2017 · As he travelled along the Baliem River, through some of the densest jungle on the planet, Backshall visited the Dani people, which the BBC described as an “ancient tribe”. I spent two years...
The Area: Forests of New Guinea - WWF
WEBMore orchid species grace the soils of New Guinea than any other place on Earth. Almost all of the world's birds of paradise and tree kangaroos call the island their home. And where else but in New Guinea will you meet the world's …
New Guinea: One of the world's biodiversity hotspots | Kew
WEBFeb 28, 2020 · New Guinea: One of the world's biodiversity hotspots. Our knowledge of plants on the largest tropical island in the world may not be as comprehensive as what is known about animals, but we're working hard to change that. By Dr André Schuiteman.
Hallowed Ground: Ghost Mountain, Papua New Guinea - HistoryNet
WEBOct 24, 2018 · The New Guinea jungle was a boiler room. A slanting sun sifted through the dense canopy. Ahead, our native guide, Berua, and his tattooed wife, Bima, led the way, walking along a cliff that fell thousands of feet into a murky valley.