| Guabe River | |
|---|---|
  Location within Papua New Guinea | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Madang Province |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Papua New Guinea |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 5°29′20″S 145°53′54″E / 5.48901°S 145.89829°E |
The Guabe River is a river in northern Papua New Guinea. It is the biggest river in Papua New Guinea. [1][2]
History
[edit]On October 13, 2011, a Dash 8-100 plane operated by Airlines PNG as Flight 1600 crashed near the river. 28 of the 32 people on board were killed.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Guabe River sa Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 2011-06-05; database downloaded 2015-06-22
- ^ "HOTOSM Papua New Guinea Waterways (OpenStreetMap Export)". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Accident Lockheed 414-56 Hudsun IIIA VH-ALA, Sunday 18 April 1948". Aviation Safety Network. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.