Isurava
Isurava is a small village in Papua New Guinea, located in Oro Province, on the Kokoda Track. It is near the site of the Battle of Isurava that occurred over the period 26 to 31 August 1942, as Australian forces were being pushed back toward Port Moresby by the advancing Japanese.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: small town in Papua New Guinea
- Also known as: “Isurava, Papua New Guinea” and “Isurawa”
Isurava
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Oro Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-8.98706° or 8° 59′ 13″ southLongitude
147.73428° or 147° 44′ 3″ eastElevation
1,360 metres (4,462 feet)Open location code
6R392P7M+5POpenStreetMap ID
node 715956237OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Hebrew—“Isurava” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Isurava”
- French: “Isurava”
- Hebrew: “איסוראבה”
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