Telefomin

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Telefomin
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An image of Telefomin from space, the Sepik river can be seen, only a short distance from its source.
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Telefomin
Location within Sandaun Province
Coordinates: 5°07′30″S141°38′30″E / 5.12500°S 141.64167°E / -5.12500; 141.64167
Country Papua New Guinea
Province Sandaun Province (West Sepik)
Time zone UTC+10 (AEST)
Location
Climate Af

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 airstrip in 1944 for the United States for use against the Imperial Japanese Army forces based in New Guinea.

The Sepik River runs west–east south of the town. The Baptist Mission of Telefomin contains a notable museum and fossils that have been found in the area. [1]

The Telefomin peoples traditionally have carved designs onto tall boards for the entrances of their houses. [2]

In 1953 two Australian patrol officers and four police were killed by tribesman in the Telefomin Incident.

A road connecting Telefomin to Tabubil was opened on 12 September 2025. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Stanley, David; Dalton, Bill (1983). South Pacific handbook Moon Handbooks South Pacific. David Stanley. p.  403. ISBN   0-9603322-3-5. Telefomin.
  2. ↑ "Oceanic Art and Architecture". Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  3. ↑ "PM Marape Opens Historic Tabubil–Telefomin Highway: A Road of Hope for Western and West Sepik". Telefomin: Department of Works and Highways. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.


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