WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-19.KAIRIRU ISLAND VIEWED FROM WEWAK POINT. THE MOUNTAINOUS ...

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Accession Number 096716
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Date made 19 September 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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Description

WEWAK POINT, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-19.KAIRIRU ISLAND VIEWED FROM WEWAK POINT. THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF KAIRIRU ISLAND MAKES MUSCHU ISLAND, WHICH LIES IN FRONT OF IT, ALMOST INDISCERNABLE. THE MOUNTAINS OF KAIRIRU ISLAND RISE WELL OVER 3,000 FEET WHILST THOSE OF MUSCHU ISLAND BARELY TOUCH 50 FEET.