Huon Peninsula

Huon Peninsula is a large rugged peninsula on the island of in , eastern . It is named after explorer Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec.
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  • Type: Peninsula
  • Description: peninsula in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
  • Also known as: “Peninsula de Huon”

Huon Peninsula

Latitude
-6.40428° or 6° 24′ 15″ south
Longitude
147.40731° or 147° 24′ 26″ east
Elevation
1,151 metres (3,776 feet)
Open location code
6R59HCW4+7W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12281697224
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peninsula
Geo­Names ID
2095980
Wiki­data ID
Q1350254
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Mari—“Huon Peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Península de Huon”
  • Breton: “Gourenez Huon”
  • Catalan: “Península de Huon”
  • Cebuano: “Huon Peninsula”
  • Chinese: “休恩半岛”
  • Dutch: “Huonschiereiland”
  • Esperanto: “Duoninsulo Huon”
  • Finnish: “Huonin niemimaa”
  • French: “Péninsule de Huon”
  • French: “péninsule Huon”
  • Galician: “Península de Huon”
  • German: “Huon-Halbinsel”
  • Hausa: “Yankin Huon”
  • Hebrew: “חצי האי יואון”
  • Indonesian: “Semenanjung Huon”
  • Italian: “Penisola di Huon”
  • Japanese: “フォン半島”
  • Lithuanian: “Hjuono pusiasalis”
  • Persian: “پنیسولا هوئون”
  • Persian: “شبه‌جزیره هوئون”
  • Polish: “Huon”
  • Portuguese: “Península de Huon”
  • Spanish: “Península de Huon”
  • Swedish: “Huonhalvön”
  • Ukrainian: “Гуон (півострів)”
  • Ukrainian: “Гуон”
  • Western Mari: “Хьюон пел ошмаоты”

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