Central address: Douglas St, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Elevation: 29.547
Time Zone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
Latitude: 9° 28' 40.8432'' S
Longitude: 147° 9' 2.3544'' E
Port Moresby (/ˌpɔːrt ˈmɔːrzbi/; Tok Pisin: Pot Mosbi), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea and the largest city in the South Pacific outside of Australia and New Zealand. It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the south-eastern coast of the Papuan Peninsula of the island of New Guinea. The city emerged as a trade centre in the second half of the 19th century. During World War II it was a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43 as a staging point and air base to cut off Australia from Southeast Asia and the Americas.
The latitude of Port Moresby is -9.478012, and the longitude is 147.150654. Port Moresby is a city is located at Papua New Guinea with the gps coordinates of 9° 28' 40.8432'' S and 147° 9' 2.3544'' E. The elevation of Port Moresby is 29.547, the time zone is Pacific/Port_Moresby.
Latitude | -9.478012 | Longitude | 147.150654 |
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Elevation | 29.547 | DMS Lat | 9° 28' 40.8432'' S |
DMS Lng | 147° 9' 2.3544'' E | GeoHASH | rq2dh6xfdf821 |
UTM Zone | 55L | UTM Easting | 516536.250595509 |
UTM Northing | 8952296.09372522 | Time Zone | Pacific/Port_Moresby |
Country | Papua New Guinea | Country Code | 675 |