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New Guinea, island of the eastern Malay Archipelago, in the western Pacific Ocean, north of Australia. New Guinea''s western half comprises the Indonesian provinces of Papua
New Guinea, island of the eastern Malay Archipelago, in the western Pacific Ocean, north of Australia. New Guinea''s western half comprises the Indonesian provinces of Papua
Geographical and historical treatment of Papua New Guinea, an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It encompasses the eastern half of New Guinea, the world''s
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake rattled New Guinea on Monday morning, according to the USGS.
The Indonesian part of New Guinea is known as Papua. It was formerly called West Irian and Irian Jaya, and is also referred to as Western New Guinea or West Papua. Papua is the largest and
Papua, also known as Western New Guinea and formerly Irian Jaya, is the easternmost part of Indonesia. It comprises the western half of the island of New Guinea, the world''s largest and
Papua is a province of Indonesia on the western half of the island of New Guinea. It is one of four provinces established in 2022 when the former, larger Papua province was divided.
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