Telefomin
Sign in to saveTelefomin 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 airstrip in 1944 for the United States for use against the Imperial Japanese Army forces based in New Guinea.
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- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Located in
- Sandaun Province
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- P12749
- Cabinet Office
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