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Lae

American  
[lah-ey, ley-ee] / ˈlɑ eɪ, ˈleɪ i /

noun

  1. a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.


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Earhart and Noonan disappeared on July 2, 1937, flying from Lae, New Guinea, to Howland Island, a one-and-a-half-mile long island some 2,500 miles away.

From National Geographic Jan. 30, 2024

The aviator and her navigator, Fred Noonan, vanished in July 1937 after leaving Lae, New Guinea, on their way to Howland Island in the Pacific Ocean.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2024

The Port Moresby General Hospital confirmed eight deaths in the capital, while another seven people were reported to have died in the city of Lae, PNG's second largest.

From BBC Jan. 11, 2024

The signing of that agreement sparked student protests in Papua New Guinea’s second-largest city, Lae.

From Seattle Times Jul. 26, 2023

They gave him gin and biscuit and dry clothes, and asked him how he came where they found him, and whether the light which they had seen was the lighthouse Lae o Ka Laau.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson

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