NEW GUINEA. 1949-09. THE KOKODA TRAIL IS SHOWN IN THIS INFRA-RED AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM A ...

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Accession Number 041529
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film polyester negative
Conflict Period 1940-1949
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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.