Owen Stanley
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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We were hiking the Kokoda Track, a 60-mile path across the otherwise impassable Owen Stanley mountain range that divides the north and south coasts of Papua New Guinea.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2010
They flew over the Owen Stanley mountains, strafed and dive-bombed on missions of their own, escorted heavy bombers, gave valuable support to ground troops all up the New Guinea coast.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nearing the gap. the Aussies made "light contact" with Jap patrols, but where and when the battle of the Owen Stanley Mountains would be joined, nobody knew.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some units were flown over the Owen Stanley range.
From Time Magazine Archive
We have now a splendid view of Mount Owen Stanley, due north of us, and rising far away, clear and distinct above a thick mass of cloud.
From Adventures in New Guinea by Chalmers, James
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