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Accession Number | 041529 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Film polyester negative |
Conflict |
Period 1940-1949 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NEW GUINEA. 1949-09. THE KOKODA TRAIL IS SHOWN IN THIS INFRA-RED AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM A ...
Description
NEW GUINEA. 1949-09. THE KOKODA TRAIL IS SHOWN IN THIS INFRA-RED AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM A POINT APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PORT MORESBY, AT A HEIGHT OF 12,500 FEET. THE PACIFIC OCEAN, 110 MILES DISTANT, IS VISIBLE THROUGH THE GAPS IN THE RANGES. PORT MORESBY IS JUST ABOVE THE CLOUD FORMATION AT BOTTOM CENTRE OF PICTURE. THE GAP, AT THE END OF THE TRAIL, MAY BE SEEN IN THE RANGES ALMOST DIRECTLY ABOVE PORT MORESBY. MOUNT VICTORIA, 13,363 FEET, CAN BE SEEN AT THE LEFT OF THE PICTURE.