Wanang River

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Wanang River
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Location within Papua New Guinea
Location
CountryFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Region Madang Province
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Papua New Guinea
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  coordinates
4°57′00″S145°02′00″E / 4.95°S 145.03333°E / -4.95; 145.03333 Coordinates: 4°57′00″S145°02′00″E / 4.95°S 145.03333°E / -4.95; 145.03333

The Wanang River is a river in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. [1] [2]

Sogeram languages, also called Wanang languages, are spoken in the area.

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References

  1. Wanang River at Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 1994-01-06; database downloaded 2015-06-22
  2. "HOTOSM Papua New Guinea Waterways (OpenStreetMap Export)". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9. Retrieved 5 June 2019.