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Redscar Bay is a bay to the northwest of
Gold was first discovered in Papua New Guinea in 1852 as accidental traces in pottery from Redscar Bay on the Papua Peninsula. Since, numerous items have been discovered in the bay area, and the
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of rivers in the area and Gallery Reach {{coord, 9, 8, 49, S, 146, 50, 8, E, type:landmark, display=title Bays of Papua New Guinea Central Province (Papua New Guinea)
Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Z ...
, 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 ...
, extending for about between Cape Suckling and Redscar Head, also situated between Kekeni Rocks and Lagava Island.
Geography
A significant number of rivers and streams flow into the bay, including the Vanapa, Veimauri, andAroa
''Aroa'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1855. Species are distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Java.
Description
They ...
rivers, and to the northeast is Varivari Island. There is a head of the same name on the coast, a prominent rock which is red in color. Galley Reach, a relatively wide inlet which extends through the bar across the estuary of the bay, is considered a hazard to boats. The Pariwara Islets, two small islets with some rocks, lie 1–2 miles northwestward of Redscar Head, and Redscar Hill rises above the head to a height of .
Between Cape Suckling and Redscar there is a coral reef extending 0.5 to 1 mile offshore. The shoreline is low and swampy, with dense woodland.
History and archaeology
Gold was first discovered in Papua New Guinea in 1852 as accidental traces in pottery from Redscar Bay on the Papua Peninsula. Since, numerous items have been discovered in the bay area, and the British Museum
The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ...
is in possession of 44 items, mainly arrows, and spears, an adze, a cooking pot, a necklace, a skirt, and a paddle. Sir Peter Scratchley
Major General Sir Peter Henry Scratchley (24 August 1835 – 2 December 1885) was special commissioner for Great Britain in New Guinea 1884–1885 and defence adviser for Australia.
Biography
Scratchley was born in Paris, thirteenth child of Dr ...
led an expedition to the area in 1885. The Rogers Airfield
Rogers Airfield (also known as 30-Mile Drome) is a former World War II airfield near Redscar Bay, Papua New Guinea. It was part of a multiple-airfield complex in the Port Moresby area, located north-west of Port Moresby by air, near Rorona (also ...
was located near the bay and several planes crashed nearby during World War II, including P-39D Airacobra 41-6945, P-39F Airacobra 41-7136, B-25H Mitchell 43-4341, P-47D Thunderbolt, and P-47D "Hi Topper" 42-8081.
Demographics
The Kabadi or Motu languages are spoken in the bay area.References
External links
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of rivers in the area and Gallery Reach {{coord, 9, 8, 49, S, 146, 50, 8, E, type:landmark, display=title Bays of Papua New Guinea Central Province (Papua New Guinea)