Buro Island
Buro Island is an islet in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.Places of Interest
Highlights include Vanimo Airport.
Vanimo Airport
Aerodrome
Vanimo Airport is an airport in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea. The airport previously served international flights until 1997. Vanimo Airport is situated 3 km west of Buro Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vanimo.
Vanimo
Photo: Nomadtales, CC BY 2.5.
Vanimo is the capital of West Sepik, or Sandaun, province in the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. You can travel overland to or from the neighbouring Indonesian province of Papua via Vanimo.
Buro Island
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Buro”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-2.6967° or 2° 41′ 48″ southLongitude
141.33068° or 141° 19′ 51″ eastOpen location code
6R93883J+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 585525378OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2098761
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