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Port Moresby
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Port Moresby
(;
Tok Pisin
:
Pot Mosbi
), also referred to as Moresby and Pom Town, is the
capital
and largest city of
Papua New Guinea
(PNG). It is located on the shores of the
Gulf of Papua
, on the southeastern 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
.
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