{"id":377,"date":"2013-07-01T09:40:46","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T15:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/?p=377"},"modified":"2013-10-24T09:22:09","modified_gmt":"2013-10-24T15:22:09","slug":"you-asked-where-is-papua-new-guinea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/2013\/07\/01\/you-asked-where-is-papua-new-guinea\/","title":{"rendered":"You Asked: Where is Papua New Guinea?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are starting a new &#8220;series&#8221; where we will be answering questions that many of you have been asking.\u00a0 If there&#8217;s something that you&#8217;re just dying to get answered, email us your question and we will probably write a blog about it!<\/p>\n<p>So, the first question is: &#8220;Where in the world is Papua New Guinea?!?!?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Papua New Guinea is located on an island right above Australia.\u00a0 Papua New Guinea is on the east side of the island and Indo is on the west.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/07\/png-map.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-378\" title=\"png map\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/07\/png-map.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"173\" \/><!--more--><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The country&#8217;s geography is diverse and, in places, extremely rugged. A spine of mountains, the <a title=\"New Guinea Highlands\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Guinea_Highlands\">New Guinea Highlands<\/a>, runs the length of the island of <a title=\"New Guinea\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Guinea\">New Guinea<\/a>, forming a populous <a title=\"Highland (geography)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Highland_(geography)\">highlands<\/a> region mostly covered with <a title=\"Tropical rainforest\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tropical_rainforest\">tropical rainforest<\/a>. Dense <a title=\"Rainforest\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rainforest\">rainforests<\/a> can be found in the lowland and coastal areas as well as very large <a title=\"Wetland\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wetland\">wetland<\/a> areas surrounding the <a title=\"Sepik\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sepik\">Sepik<\/a> river. This terrain has made it difficult for the country to develop transportation infrastructure. In some areas, airplanes are the only mode of transport.&#8221; Thanks Wikipedia!<\/p>\n<p>So once we get to the city and learn the language, we will prayerfully decide on which region to go to: highlands, sepik, or islands!<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/07\/highlands.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-379\" title=\"highlands\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/07\/highlands.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"186\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/07\/sepik.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-380\" title=\"sepik\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/07\/sepik-300x152.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/07\/sepik-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/07\/sepik.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/07\/islands.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-381\" title=\"islands\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/07\/islands-300x133.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/07\/islands-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/bj-sanders\/files\/2013\/07\/islands.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are starting a new &#8220;series&#8221; where we will be answering questions that many of you have been asking.\u00a0 If there&#8217;s something that you&#8217;re just dying to get answered, email us your question and we will probably write a blog about it! 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