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Madang

American  
[mah-dahng] / ˈmɑ dɑŋ /

noun

  1. a seaport on the N coast of New Guinea, in Papua New Guinea.


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However, Madang Governor Peter Yama called the Basamuk Bay slurry spillage “the worst environmental disaster in PNG history,” according to a report by the country’s Post-Courier newspaper on Monday.

From Reuters Aug. 28, 2019

Locals noticed red discharge clouding parts of the bay that is next to the Ramu Nickel plant in Madang, Papua New Guinea, a local indigenous person who took photographs of the spillage told Reuters.

From Reuters Aug. 28, 2019

Previous cases were found in more remote parts of the country: three in Morobe, two in Eastern Highlands, two in Enga and two in Madang.

From The Guardian Sep. 10, 2018

Bernier was a 25-year-old bombardier on a B-24-D Liberator bomber that went down in 1944 after being hit by anti-aircraft fire over the city of Madang.

From Washington Times Sep. 18, 2014

EARS: Data were obtained only for the Madang.

From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) Haddon

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