Western New Guinea - Wikipedia
WEBWestern New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua, [3] is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly Dutch and granted to Indonesia in 1962. Given the island is alternatively named Papua, the region is also called West Papua (Indonesian: Papua Barat). [4]
History of Western New Guinea - Wikipedia
WEBThe History of Western New Guinea refers to the history of the Indonesian western half of the island of New Guinea and other smaller islands to its west. This region is also known as Papua and was previously named Irian Jaya. The …
New Guinea - Wikipedia
WEBThe western half, known as Western New Guinea, [2] forms a part of Indonesia and is organized as the provinces of Papua, Central Papua, Highland Papua, South Papua, Southwest Papua, and West Papua. The two major …
Western New Guinea - New World Encyclopedia
WEBWestern New Guinea is the western half of the island of New Guinea. It is internationally recognized as Papua, a province of Indonesia, and was previously known as Netherlands New Guinea (until 1962), West Irian (1962 – 1973), and Irian Jaya (1973 – 2000).
New Guinea | History, People, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEBAug 23, 2024 · New Guinea, island of the eastern Malay Archipelago, in the western Pacific Ocean, north of Australia. New Guinea’s western half comprises the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua, and its eastern half comprises the major part of Papua New Guinea, an independent country since 1975.
WESTERN NEW GUINEA: A Sacred Trust - TIME
WEBAs many a World War II G.I. can testify, Western New Guinea is an unappetizing piece of real estate—a land of tropical swamps, unexplored mountains and predominantly Stone Age inhabitants.
Papua New Guinea | Culture, History, & People | Britannica
WEB5 days ago · Papua New Guinea, island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It encompasses the eastern half of New Guinea, the world’s second largest island (the western half is made up of the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua); the Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain, New Ireland, the Admiralty Islands, and several others); Bougainville and ...
New Zealand pilot freed from captivity in Indonesia's Papua - Yahoo
WEB1 day ago · Papua, the western half of New Guinea island, has seen a low-level separatist insurgency since 1969.Hostage-taking of foreigners has been rare in the region, but the conflict has escalated since ...
Western New Guinea - Simple English Wikipedia, the free …
WEBMap showing West New Guinea region. Western New Guinea is the western half of the island of New Guinea. It is now called Papua, a province of Indonesia.
Papua - Wikitravel
WEBMar 5, 2024 · Papua, also known as Western New Guinea and formerly Irian Jaya, is the easternmost part of Indonesia. It comprises the western half of the island of New Guinea, the world's largest and highest tropical island, while the eastern half is the independent country of Papua New Guinea.