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Huon Gulf

Huon Gulf is a large gulf in eastern Papua New Guinea. It is bordered by Huon Peninsula in the north. Both are named after French explorer Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec. Huon Gulf is a part of the Solomon Sea. Its northern boundary is marked by Cape Cretin, southern by . The coast, which quickly increases in elevation from the beach, is bordered by the Rawlinson Range to the north and the to the west, which rises to about 600 m (2,000 ft). More distantly northwest is the Finisterre Range. Lae, capital of the Morobe Province, is located on the northern coast of the gulf.
Markham Bay forms the north-western corner of Huon Gulf, where the Markham River ends.