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词条 Staniforth Range
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  1. History

  2. References

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}}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]

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. ^[https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-3045659&fid=4842&c=papua_new_guinea Staniforth Range: Papua New Guinea] National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
2. ^[https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-3050574&fid=4845&c=papua_new_guinea Yeripa: Papua New Guinea] National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
3. ^Taripa Map
4. ^{{cite book|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/smith-miles-staniforth-cater-8480|title=Australian Dictionary of Biography|first=H. J.|last=Gibbney|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|via=Australian Dictionary of Biography}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/|title=Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive|first=Adam|last=Carr|website=psephos.adam-carr.net}}

1 : Geography of Papua New Guinea

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