Markham River
The Markham River is a river in eastern Papua New Guinea. It originates in the Finisterre Range and flows for 180 km to empty into the Huon Gulf at Lae.- Type: Watercourse
- Description: river in Papua New Guinea
- Also known as: “Markham-Fluss”, “Rio Markham”, “Wantsit”, “Wusi”, “Wussi River”, and “Маркгем”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dowsett and Bugandi.
Dowsett
Suburb
Dowsett is a suburb of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Dowsett is situated 3 km northeast of Markham River.
Bugandi
Suburb
Markham River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-6.74346° or 6° 44′ 37″ south
Longitude
146.9692° or 146° 58′ 9″ east
Open location code
6R587X49+JM
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Markham River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Markham”
- Belarusian: “Маркем (рака)”
- Belarusian: “Маркем”
- Catalan: “Riu Markham”
- Cebuano: “Markham River (suba, lat -6,74, long 146,97)”
- Cebuano: “Markham River”
- Chinese: “馬卡姆河”
- Czech: “Markham”
- French: “Markham”
- German: “Markham”
- Japanese: “マーカム川”
- Korean: “마컴강”
- Lithuanian: “Marchamas”
- Polish: “Markham”
- Russian: “Маркем”
- Russian: “Маркхам”
- Spanish: “Río Markham”
- Ukrainian: “Маркем”
- Uzbek: “Markham daryosi”
- Welsh: “Afon Markham”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Labu and Toptown.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Markham Bay and ANGAU Hospital.
Papua New Guinea: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Port Moresby and Lae.
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