Anamo, New Guinea

Anamo, also known as Paup, is a village on the north coast of Papua New Guinea in the Sandaun Province. It is a coastal settlement that is located to the east of Aitape, at the mouth of the Driniumor River. It is located in the East Aitape Rural LLG.

Anamo

Paup
The construction of the first bridge across the Driniumor River by the 2/8th Field Company at Anamo, 23 November 1944
Anamo
Location within Sandaun Province
Coordinates: 3°15′S 142°35′E
CountryPapua New Guinea
ProvinceSandaun Province (West Sepik)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
Location
  • 159 km (99 mi) ESE of Vanimo
  • 118 km (73 mi) WNW of Wewak
ClimateAf

See also

References

  1. https://wisvetsmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Endl%2C+Gerald+L.
  2. The US Army in World War II: the approach to the Philippines (Chapters V to VIII) by Robert Ross Smith (1953). Available online (http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P-Approach/index.html)
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