Papua New Guinea was recently hit by landslide.
Location of Papua New Guinea:
- Papua New Guinea is an island country located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
- It stretches from just south of the Equator to the Torres Strait.
- It shares its land border with Indonesia (west) and its maritime borders with Australia (south) and the Solomon Islands (east).
- Situated along the Pacific Ring of Fire.
- Major rivers include the Sepik, Fly, Ramu, and Strickland.
- Major mountain is Wilhelm.
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