Huon Peninsula

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Huon Peninsula seen from space (false color)
Huon Peninsula seen from space (false color)

Huon Peninsula is a large peninsula in Morobe Province, eastern Papua New Guinea, at 6.4166667° S 147.5° E. It is named after French explorer Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec. The peninsula is dominated by the Saruwaged Range.

The area was the site of the Huon Peninsula campaign of World War II, in 1943-44.


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