Lae War Cemetery
The Lae War Cemetery, established in 1944, is located adjacent to the Botanical Gardens in the centre of the city of Lae, the capital of Morobe Province, in Papua New Guinea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: WWII-era cemetery in Papua New Guinea
- Also known as: “Lae War Cemetery and Memorial”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lae and Eriku.
Lae
Photo: Phenss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lae is a city in the Huon Gulf region of Papua New Guinea. Lae is PNG's second city, after the capital Port Moresby and its main economic hub as most of the production from the country's Highlands area is exported through the city, transported along the Highlands Highway.
Eriku
Suburb
Photo: Phenss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eriku is a suburb of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Lae War Cemetery
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-6.7229° or 6° 43′ 22″ southLongitude
146.99704° or 146° 59′ 49″ eastElevation
41 metres (135 feet)Open location code
6R587XGW+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 169538008OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
“Lae War Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ラエ戦没者墓地”
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