port moresby

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The capital of Papua New Guinea

the capital city of Papua New Guinea. City (pop., 1997: 271,813), capital of Papua New Guinea, on the southeastern coast of the Gulf of Papua. Its large, sheltered harbour was explored by British Capt. John Moresby in 1873. The British annexed the area in 1883-84. The town became a main Allied base in World War II. The National Capital District, established in 1974, includes all of Port Moresby; it became the capital when Papua New Guinea became independent in 1975. A commercial centre, the city is also the site of a university

capital of Papua New Guinea

the administrative capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea

Этимология

() Named by the explorer of its harbour, Captain John Moresby, after his father, Admiral Fairfax Moresby.