Papua most commonly refers to:
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New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
, the world's second-largest island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
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Western New Guinea
Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, or Indonesian Papua, is the western half of the Melanesian island of New Guinea which is administered by Indonesia. Since the island is alternatively named as Papua, the region ...
, the western half of the island of New Guinea, which is administered by Indonesia.
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Papua (province)
Papua is a province of Indonesia, comprising the northern coast of Western New Guinea together with island groups in Cenderawasih Bay to the west. It roughly follows the borders of Papuan customary region of Tabi Saireri. It is bordered by the ...
, an Indonesian province in the north coast of Western New Guinea
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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 ...
, a country occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea
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Territory of Papua
The Territory of Papua comprised the southeastern quarter of the island of New Guinea from 1883 to 1975. In 1883, the Government of Queensland annexed this territory for the British Empire. The United Kingdom Government refused to ratify the a ...
(1884–1949), a British/Australian-administered territory in southeastern New Guinea
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Southern Region, Papua New Guinea
Southern Region (formerly Papua Region) is one of four regions of Papua New Guinea. The region includes the national capital Port Moresby.
Subdivision
The Region is administratively divided into six provinces:
* Central
* Gulf
* Milne Bay
* Oro ( ...
, officially known as Papua Region up to 2011
Other uses
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Papua Beach
Papua Beach () is a beach 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) long on the southeast shore of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. The name derives from " Papua Cove," now an obsolete name, applied for a minor recession of the shore of this beach by ...
, on the south Atlantic island of South Georgia
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Papua Island
Papua Island () is a small circular island lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) west of Boreal Point, off the north coast of Joinville Island
Joinville Island is the largest island of the Joinville Island group, about long in an east-west dir ...
, off the north tip of the Antarctic Peninsula
* , a British frigate in service in the Royal Navy from 1944 to 1945
See also
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Papuan (disambiguation) Papuan is an adjective referring to:
* anything related to New Guinea, a large island north of Australia
* anything related to one or another of the countries or territories on this island that are specifically known as ''Papua''
* Papuan languages ...
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West Papua (disambiguation) West Papua may refer to:
*Western New Guinea, the western half of the island of New Guinea administered by Indonesia
*West Papua (province), an Indonesian province comprising the Bird's Head Peninsula, Bomberai Peninsula, and adjacent islands
*Repub ...
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Papuasia
Papuasia is a Level 2 botanical region defined in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It lies in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in the Melanesia ecoregion of Oceania and Tropical Asia.
It comprises the f ...
, a bioregion containing Papua
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