Wasu, Papua New Guinea
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Wasu is a city in Papua New Guinea
. It is the capital of Tewae-Siassi District
in Morobe Province
, and is located on the Huon Peninsula
.
Wasu also constitutes one end of the most difficult commercial air journey in the world. To get from Wasu to RAF Mount Pleasant
in the Falkland Islands
requires taking 15 different flights. No other combination of airports requires as many.
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
. It is the capital of Tewae-Siassi District
Tewae-Siassi District
Tewae-Siassi District is a district of the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Wasu. The population of the district was 42,789 at the 2000 census.-Reference:...
in Morobe Province
Morobe Province
Morobe Province is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital, and largest city, is Lae. The province covers 34,500 km², including 719 km² maritime area, with a population of 539,725...
, and is located on the Huon Peninsula
Huon Peninsula
Huon Peninsula is a large rugged peninsula on the island of New Guinea in Morobe Province, eastern Papua New Guinea. It is named after French explorer Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec who discovered it along with his personal assistant and porter, Henry Ole. The peninsula is dominated by the steep...
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Wasu also constitutes one end of the most difficult commercial air journey in the world. To get from Wasu to RAF Mount Pleasant
RAF Mount Pleasant
RAF Mount Pleasant is a military base for the Royal Air Force in the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands. The facility is part of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands...
in the Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
requires taking 15 different flights. No other combination of airports requires as many.