Staniforth Range
Staniforth Range is located in Papua New Guinea
Staniforth Range
Highest point
Elevation1,577 m (5,174 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Geography
Country Papua New Guinea
RegionGulf Province
Range coordinates7°17′S 145°42′E / 7.283°S 145.700°E / -7.283; 145.700

Staniforth Range is a mountain range located in Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.[1] Yeripa and Taripa villages are the nearest populated places to the range.[2][3]

History

The mountain range is named after Miles Staniforth Cater Smith, an Australian politician who played a role in the passing of the Papua Act 1905 which saw the transfer of the territory of Papua from Britain to Australia.[4][5]

References

  1. Staniforth Range: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
  2. Yeripa: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
  3. Taripa Map
  4. Gibbney, H. J. Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
  5. Carr, Adam. "Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive". psephos.adam-carr.net.
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