Papuan Tip of New Guinea
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The Papuan Tip of New Guinea is the southeastern peninsula of the island, characterized by diverse indigenous cultures and languages and forming a key geographic region of Papua New Guinea.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
ⓘ
peninsula ⓘ |
| climate |
monsoonal influences
ⓘ
tropical ⓘ |
| contains |
Cape Nelson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Rodney NERFINISHED ⓘ Cape Vogel NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Cloudy Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ D'Entrecasteaux Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiade Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Milne Bay Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Milne Bay archipelagos NERFINISHED ⓘ Oro Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Papuan Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Papuan Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Papuan Plateau (coastal fringe) NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Moresby NERFINISHED ⓘ Trobriand Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| extendsToward | Solomon Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | southeastern extremity of New Guinea ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
high cultural diversity
ⓘ
high linguistic diversity ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn |
Coral Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Solomon Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
copra production
ⓘ
small-scale fishing ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
coastal rainforest
ⓘ
coral reefs ⓘ mangroves ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity | Port Moresby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of World War II operations in Papua campaign ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Austronesian-speaking coastal communities
ⓘ
indigenous Papuan peoples ⓘ |
| isKeyRegionIn | Papua New Guinea geography ⓘ |
| languageFamilyRegionFor |
Oceanic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papuan Tip languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern New Guinea ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
eastern margin of the Australian Plate ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Papuan Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Papua New Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
island of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | Papuan region of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | controls approaches to Coral Sea and Solomon Sea ⓘ |
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