Kovelo
Kovelo is a village in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. Kovelo is situated nearby to the town Kokoda, as well as near the village Pirive.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kokoda Airport.
Kokoda Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: W. Chapman, CC BY 2.0.
Kokoda Airport is an airport in Kokoda, Papua New Guinea. The airfield was a focal point of the intense battle along the famous Kokoda trail, during the second World War. Kokoda Airport is situated 3½ km north of Kovelo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kokoda and Isurava.
Kokoda
Town
Kokoda is a station town in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea. It is famous as the northern end of the Kokoda Track, site of the eponymous Kokoda Track campaign of World War II. Kokoda is situated 4½ km north of Kovelo.
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. Isurava is situated 8 km south of Kovelo.
Kovelo
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Oro Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-8.91742° or 8° 55′ 3″ southLongitude
147.73405° or 147° 44′ 3″ eastElevation
430 metres (1,411 feet)Open location code
6R393PMM+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 715956238OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
11072301
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