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Staniforth Range

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Staniforth Range
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Staniforth Range
Geography
CountryFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Region Gulf Province
Range coordinates 7°17′S145°42′E / 7.283°S 145.700°E / -7.283; 145.700

Staniforth Range is a mountain range located in Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. [1] Yeripa and Taripa villages are the nearest populated places to the range. [2] [3]

History

The mountain range is named after Miles Staniforth Cater Smith, an Australian politician who played a role in the passing of the Papua Act 1905 which saw the transfer of the territory of Papua from Britain to Australia. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Staniforth Range: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
  2. ↑ Yeripa: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
  3. ↑ Taripa Map
  4. ↑ Gibbney, H. J. Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University – via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
  5. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive". psephos.adam-carr.net.
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