Ponam Island
Ponam Island is located off the north coast of Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. The Ponam language is spoken on the island. The Ponam Airfield was built by the US Navy 78th Naval Construction Battalion "Seabees" between June and August 1944.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Ponam Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Manus Province, Papua New Guinea
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Manus, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-1.91261° or 1° 54′ 45″ southLongitude
146.88556° or 146° 53′ 8″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
6RC83VPP+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 31356134OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
2088189Wikidata ID
Q18343495
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In Other Languages
“Ponam Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ponam Island”
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