Owen Stanley Range


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Owen Stanley Range,

mountain chain, c.300 mi (480 km) long, SE Papua New Guinea, on New Guinea island. It rises to Mt. Victoria (13,363 ft/4,073 m). The region, drained by several small rivers, is largely jungle.

Owen Stanley Range

a mountain range in SE New Guinea. Highest peak: Mount Victoria, 4073 m (13 363 ft.)
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Known as the ''Lost Battlefield,'' the site was hidden on a remote plateau, 1 kilometer west and 450 meters above the village of Eora Creek, in the Owen Stanley Ranges.
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A search helicopter located the wreckage at an altitude of 1,676 meters on the Owen Stanley ranges.
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