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Huon Peninsula is a large peninsula in Morobe Province
Morobe Province

Morobe Province is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Lae. The province covers 34,500 km?, with a population of 539,725 ....
, eastern Papua New Guinea
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 ....
, at . It is named after French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 explorer Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec
Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec

Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec was an 18th century France navigator. In September 1791 he was chosen to command the ship L'esperance on the d'Entrecasteaux expedition to find the lost expedition of La P?rouse....
. The peninsula is dominated by the Saruwaged Range
Saruwaged Range

The Saruwaged Range is a mountain range on the Huon Peninsula in Morobe Province, north-eastern Papua New Guinea. The range is dominated by the Sarawaget Massif which is capped by the two peaks of Mount Bangeta and Mount Sarawaged, at , whose given 4,121 m elevation is SRTM compatible....
.

The area was the site of the Huon Peninsula campaign
Huon Peninsula campaign

The Huon Peninsula campaign was a series of battles in the New Guinea campaign of World War II. Australian forces assaulted Empire of Japan bases on the Huon Peninsula....
 of World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, in 1943-44.








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Huon Peninsula is a large peninsula in Morobe Province
Morobe Province

Morobe Province is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Lae. The province covers 34,500 km?, with a population of 539,725 ....
, eastern Papua New Guinea
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 ....
, at . It is named after French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 explorer Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec
Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec

Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec was an 18th century France navigator. In September 1791 he was chosen to command the ship L'esperance on the d'Entrecasteaux expedition to find the lost expedition of La P?rouse....
. The peninsula is dominated by the Saruwaged Range
Saruwaged Range

The Saruwaged Range is a mountain range on the Huon Peninsula in Morobe Province, north-eastern Papua New Guinea. The range is dominated by the Sarawaget Massif which is capped by the two peaks of Mount Bangeta and Mount Sarawaged, at , whose given 4,121 m elevation is SRTM compatible....
.

The area was the site of the Huon Peninsula campaign
Huon Peninsula campaign

The Huon Peninsula campaign was a series of battles in the New Guinea campaign of World War II. Australian forces assaulted Empire of Japan bases on the Huon Peninsula....
 of World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, in 1943-44.

World Heritage Status

The raised beach
Raised beach

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 coastal terraces of Huon were added to the UNESCO
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
 World Heritage Tentative List on June 6th, 2006 in the Mixed (Cultural + Natural) category.