Staniforth Range

Staniforth Range is a mountain range located in Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.[1] Yeripa and Taripa villages are the nearest populated places to the range.[2][3]

Staniforth Range
Staniforth Range is located in Papua New Guinea
Staniforth Range
Highest point
Elevation1,577 m (5,174 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Geography
Country Papua New Guinea
RegionGulf Province
Range coordinates7°17′S 145°42′E

History

The mountain range is named after Miles Staniforth Cater Smith, an Australian politician who played a role in the passing of the Papua Act 1905 which saw the transfer of the territory of Papua from Britain to Australia.[4][5]

References
  1. Staniforth Range: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
  2. Yeripa: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
  3. Taripa Map
  4. Gibbney, H. J. Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University – via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
  5. Carr, Adam. "Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive". psephos.adam-carr.net.
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