Buka Passage
Buka Passage is a narrow strait that separates Buka Island from the northern part of Bougainville Island, within the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of northeastern Papua New Guinea.Places of Interest
Highlights include Buka Airport.
Buka Airport
Aerodrome
Buka Airport is an airport serving Buka Island in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea. It is located at the southern end of the island, near Buka Passage behind the town of Buka, and pre-war Chinatown.
Buka Passage
- Type: Strait
- Description: channel in Papua New Guinea
- Categories: channel and body of water
- Location: Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-5.43171° or 5° 25′ 54″ southLongitude
154.67518° or 154° 40′ 31″ eastOpen location code
6R6PHM9G+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 7131019283OpenStreetMap feature
natural=straitGeoNames ID
2098911Wikidata ID
Q4986798
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Satellite Map
Discover Buka Passage from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Buka Passage” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Buka Passage”
- Russian: “Бука (пролив)”
- Russian: “Бука”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kokopao Market and PNG Post.
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