Telefomin is a station town on the border of Sandaun and Western Provinces in Papua New Guinea. The town started during the Second World War after Mick Leahy was assigned to engineer an airstrip in 1944 for the United States for use against the Imperial Japanese Army forces based in New Guinea.
Country: Papua New Guinea
Province: Sandaun Province (West Sepik)
Location: 47 km (29 mi) NE of Tabubil · 272 km (169 mi) S of Vanimo · 470 km (290 mi) NNW of Daru · 780 km (480 mi) NW of Port Moresby
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