False Gap

False Gap is a mountain saddle in Papua New Guinea and has an elevation of 2,092 metres. False Gap is situated nearby to the village Alola, as well as near Abuari.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Isurava and Boridi.

Isurava

Village

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.

Boridi

Village

Boridi is a village in the Owen Stanley Range in Central Province, Papua New Guinea. Boridi is a Koiari village; the Koiaris are famous for serving as carriers for the Australian Army during WWII, along the Kokoda Track. Boridi is situated 8 km southwest of False Gap.

False Gap

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,092 metres
Category: landform
Location: Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude

-9.04349° or 9° 2′ 37″ south

Longitude

147.70064° or 147° 42′ 2″ east

Elevation

2,092 metres (6,864 feet)

Open location code

6R29XP42+J7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14004428659

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

2114204

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