New Guinea
Australia's northern neighbor
New Guinea is the world's second-largest island, located north of Australia in the southwestern Pacific.
The western half belongs to Indonesia; the eastern half forms the mainland of Papua New Guinea.
The island is known for extraordinary biodiversity and linguistic diversity—over a thousand languages are spoken there.
The expedition traveled deep into New Guinea's highlands.
Showy tropical avians
- cassowaryLarge flightless Australian bird
- tree kangarooForest-dwelling marsupial that climbs
- echidnaEgg-laying spined mammal
- bowerbirdPasserine structure-builder for mating
orchids · rhododendron · pitcher plants · butterflies · crocodile · rainforest · endemic · montane
Pacific island region
- IndonesiaSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
- OceaniaPacific island collective
- highlandsElevated, hilly land areas
equator · volcanoes · earthquake · jungle · remote · archipelago · Coral Sea · tropical
Pacific island region
- AustronesianPacific-spanning language family
- BismarckPrussia's unifying statesman
- HighlandsNamed elevated regions
- kinaMelanesian monetary unit
Ancestral social groups
- clansRelated family groups
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- kinshipState of being related
chieftain · ceremonies · warriors · sorcery · taboo · shaman · initiation · scarification
birds-of-paradise
Showy tropical avians
- cassowaryLarge flightless Australian bird
- tree kangarooForest-dwelling marsupial that climbs
- echidnaEgg-laying spined mammal
bowerbird · orchids · rhododendron · pitcher plants · butterflies · crocodile · rainforest · endemic · montane · megadiversity
Papua
Pacific island region
- IndonesiaSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
- OceaniaPacific island collective
highlands · equator · volcanoes · earthquake · jungle · remote · archipelago · Coral Sea · tropical · rugged
Papua
Pacific island region
- AustronesianPacific-spanning language family
- BismarckPrussia's unifying statesman
- HighlandsNamed elevated regions
kina · Dani · pidgin · longhouse · payback · betel nut · sago
tribes
Ancestral social groups
kinship · chieftain · ceremonies · warriors · sorcery · taboo · shaman · initiation · scarification · yam
New GuineaAustralia
Southern Hemisphere continent-country
continent · mainland · Eurasia · Africa · Antarctica
New GuineaSingapore
Southeast Asian city-state
Western Europe · Japan · Manhattan · South Korea · Tokyo
New GuineaSingapore
Southeast Asian city-state
industrial heartland · urban sprawl · Manhattan · suburban development · concrete jungle