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What would you call a violent windstorm of wind and rain off the coast of Papua New Guinea?
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThis would be a cyclone.
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What would you call a violent storm of wind and rain the began off the coast of Papua New Guinea?
the answer is ... Cyclone
What would you call a violent storm of wind and rain the began off the coast of Bermuda?
Papua New Guinea: CycloneBermuda: HurricaneMadagascar: Typhoon
Driving from Sydney to Papua New Guinea how many hours?
You cannot drive from Sydney to Papua New Guinea. The northern tip of Australia lies 150km from the southern coast of Papua New Guinea.
Where is Mortlock Island?
Off the coast of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
What ocean lies between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
There is no ocean between Australia and Papua New Guinea.The sea which separates Australia and Papua New Guinea is the Coral Sea.The strait which separates the northern tip of Australia and the coast of Papua New Guinea at its closest point is Torres Strait.
What is the approximate distance between the tip of Queensland and the coast of Papua New Guinea?
It is approximately 150 km from Cape York, the northern tip of Queensland, to the nearest point of Papua New Guinea.
What large island off the coast of Australia is divided into two countries?
The island of New Guinea, to the north of Australia, is occupied by Papua New Guinea in the east and the Indonesian province of West Papua in the west.
What sea lies between Papua New Guinea and northern coast of Australia?
The Torres Strait Sea
What does the papua in Papua New Guinea mean?
The name 'Papua New Guinea' is derived from two sources. 'Papua' comes from the Malay word pepuah which was used to describe the distinctive, frizzy Melanesian hair of the people, while 'New Guinea' is derived from 'Nueva Guinea', the name used by Spanish explorer Yñigo Ortiz de Retez, who named the island that because he observed that the people were similar in appearance to those occupying the Guinea coast of Africa.
Sailing vessels used by the Motu people of papua new guinea for trading up and down the coast?
wagawaga suaga diadu
How did new guinea get its name?
The name 'Papua New Guinea' is derived from two sources. 'Papua' comes from the Malay word pepuah which was used to describe the distinctive, frizzy Melanesian hair of the people, while 'New Guinea' is derived from 'Nueva Guinea', the name used by Spanish explorer Yñigo Ortiz de Retez, who named the island that because he observed that the people were similar in appearance to those occupying the Guinea coast of Africa.
Does new guinea have volcanoes?
Yes, there are a few several volcanoes in the North coast of Papua New Guinea, from Highlands to the island of New Britain. The most famous tourist attracting volcano, is Rabaul caldera.
