Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby's country
Papua New Guinea is an island nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, occupying the eastern half of New Guinea and numerous smaller islands.
One of the world's most linguistically diverse countries, with over 800 indigenous languages.
The western half of New Guinea belongs to Indonesia.
He spent two years doing fieldwork in Papua New Guinea.
Ornate tropical species
- tree kangarooForest-dwelling marsupial that climbs
- cassowaryLarge flightless Australian bird
- echidnaEgg-laying spined mammal
- endemic speciesLife found nowhere else
rainforest · cloud forest · mangroves · coral reefs · Wallace Line · orchids · pitcher plants · crocodiles
Freedom from external control
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
- OceaniaPacific island collective
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
- PNGLossless web graphics format
Australia · territory · APEC · constitution · parliament · kina · national flag · anthem
Southwest Pacific indigenous person
- DaniShortened given name
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- kinshipState of being related
- chieftainLeader of a tribe
big man · matrilineal · patrilineal · moiety
Retaliation for wrongs
- bride priceGroom's payment to in-laws
- spirit houseMiniature home for local spirits
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- body paintPigment worn directly on skin
shell money · carved masks · initiation ceremonies · oral tradition
NYC's suburban peninsula
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
hot springs · Ring of Fire · tectonic · seismic · volcanic soil · pumice · lava
bird of paradise
Ornate tropical species
- tree kangarooForest-dwelling marsupial that climbs
- cassowaryLarge flightless Australian bird
- echidnaEgg-laying spined mammal
endemic species · rainforest · cloud forest · mangroves · coral reefs · Wallace Line · orchids · pitcher plants · crocodiles · leatherback turtle
independence
Freedom from external control
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
- OceaniaPacific island collective
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
PNG · Australia · territory · APEC · constitution · parliament · kina · national flag · anthem · colonial history
Highlands
Named elevated regions
- New BritainIsland near Papua
Melanesian
Southwest Pacific indigenous person
chieftain · big man · matrilineal · patrilineal · moiety
payback
Retaliation for wrongs
- bride priceGroom's payment to in-laws
- spirit houseMiniature home for local spirits
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
body paint · shell money · carved masks · initiation ceremonies · oral tradition
Long Island
NYC's suburban peninsula
geothermal · hot springs · Ring of Fire · tectonic · seismic · volcanic soil · pumice · lava
- OceaniaFiji, New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, Tonga
- PacificPacific Ocean, Pacific Rim, Pacific Ring of Fire, Ring of Fire, Oceania
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Papua New GuineaIndonesia
Southeast Asian archipelago nation
Singapore · Australia · Japan · South Korea · Switzerland
Papua New GuineaJapan
East Asian archipelago nation
Iceland · South Korea · North Korea · Portugal · Poland
Papua New GuineaNetherlands
Northwestern European constitutional monarchy
Denmark · Belgium · Singapore · Bangladesh · Kansas