Telefomin

Telefomin

Infobox PNG Place
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name = Telefomin
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caption = An image of Telefomin from space, the Sepik river can be seen, only a short distance from its source.
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dist1 = 47
location1 = Tabubil
dir1 = NE
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location2 = Vanimo
dir2 = S
dist3 = 470
location3 = Daru
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dist4 = 780
location4 = Port Moresby
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Telefomin is a station town on the border of Sandaun and Western Provinces in Papua New Guinea. The town started during the Second World War after Mick Leahy was assigned to engineer an air-strip in 1944 for the United States for use against the Imperial Japanese Army forces based in New Guinea.


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