Staniforth Range

Staniforth Range
Staniforth Range
Geography
Country	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.