Markham Bay (Papua New Guinea)

Huon Gulf is a large gulf in eastern

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

. It is bordered by Huon Peninsula in the north. Both are named after

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explorer Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec. Huon Gulf is a part of the

Solomon Sea The Solomon Sea is a sea located within the Pacific Ocean. It lies between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Many major battles were fought there during World War II. Extent The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of ...

. Its northern boundary is marked by

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, southern by

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. The coast, which quickly increases in elevation from the beach, is bordered by the

Rawlinson Range Rawlinson Range is a mountain range in north-eastern Papua New Guinea. The range was named after Sir Henry Rawlinson Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, 1st Baronet, KLS (5 April 1810 – 5 March 1895) was a British East India Company army ...

to the north and the

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to the west, which rises to about .

Lae Lae () is the capital of Morobe Province and is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea. It is located near the delta of the Markham River and at the start of the Highlands Highway, which is the main land transport corridor between the Highl ...

, capital of the

Morobe Province Morobe Province is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital and largest city is Lae. The province covers 33,705 km2, with a population of 674,810 (2011 census), and since the division of Southern Highlands P ...

, is located on the northern coast of the gulf. Markham Bay forms the north-western corner of Huon Gulf, where the Markham River ends. Map of Huon Gulf from Samoafahrten by Otto Finsch

Map of Huon Gulf from Samoafahrten by Otto Finsch

Bodies of water of Papua New Guinea Gulfs of the Pacific Ocean Morobe Province {{MorobeProvince-geo-stub