Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea

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The Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea is a rugged, historic jungle trail that was the site of a pivotal World War II campaign between Australian and Japanese forces and is now a renowned destination for challenging commemorative treks.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Kokoda Track 10
Kokoda 4
Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battlefield ⓘ
hiking trail ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
associatedWith Australian Army ⓘ
Papua New Guinean carriers (Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels) ⓘ
belligerent Australia ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
commemoratedBy Anzac Day treks ⓘ
memorial services at Isurava ⓘ
connects Kokoda ⓘ
Owers Corner ⓘ
country Papua New Guinea ⓘ
culturalSignificanceFor Australians ⓘ
Papua New Guinean communities ⓘ
linked to: Papuan peoples
difficulty physically demanding ⓘ
hazard heavy rainfall ⓘ
muddy and slippery conditions ⓘ
risk of hypothermia at altitude ⓘ
river crossings ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Bellamy area ⓘ
length approximately 96 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn Central Province, Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Oro Province, Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Owen Stanley Range ⓘ
managedBy Kokoda Track Authority ⓘ
memorial Isurava Memorial ⓘ
notableEvent Kokoda Track campaign ⓘ
linked to: Kokoda Campaign
passesThrough Brigade Hill ⓘ
Efogi ⓘ
Ioribaiwa ⓘ
Isurava ⓘ
Kagi ⓘ
Menari ⓘ
Naduri ⓘ
popularWith Australian trekkers ⓘ
New Zealander trekkers ⓘ
requires local guides ⓘ
trekking permit ⓘ
strategicImportance approach route to Australia via New Guinea ⓘ
defence of Port Moresby ⓘ
terrain mountainous jungle ⓘ
rainforest ⓘ
steep ridges and deep valleys ⓘ
tourismType trekking tourism ⓘ
war heritage tourism ⓘ
typicalTrekDuration 4 to 10 days ⓘ
usedDuring World War II ⓘ
yearOfMajorBattles 1942 ⓘ

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Referenced by (20)

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Kokoda Track (ACT) walking trail → theme → Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Kokoda Track (ACT) walking trail → namedAfter → Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea ⓘ
2/31st Battalion (Australia) → notableEngagement → Kokoda Track ⓘ
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Buna → locatedNear → Kokoda Track region ⓘ
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Kokoda Front Line! → settingLocation → Kokoda Track ⓘ
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Owen Stanley Range → contains → Kokoda Track ⓘ
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southeastern Papua New Guinea → contains → Kokoda ⓘ
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Oro Province → contains → Kokoda Track ⓘ
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Oro Province → contains → Kokoda ⓘ
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Royal Western Australia Regiment → hasBattleHonour → Kokoda Trail ⓘ
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Battle of Brigade Hill → location → Kokoda Track ⓘ
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Battle of Isurava → locatedOn → Kokoda Track ⓘ
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The Royal New South Wales Regiment → battleHonour → Kokoda Trail ⓘ
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Australian Army units in New Guinea → location → Kokoda Track ⓘ
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Kokoda Campaign → location → Kokoda Track ⓘ
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Kokoda Campaign → associatedWith → Kokoda Track ⓘ
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Kokoda Track → connects → Kokoda ⓘ
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Kokoda Track → managedBy → Kokoda Track Authority ⓘ
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Peter FitzSimons → notableWork → Kokoda ⓘ
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Southern Region of Papua New Guinea → containsProtectedArea → Kokoda Track ⓘ
linked to: Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea