Hanisch Harbor
| Hanisch Harbor Hänischhafen (former name) |
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| Waters | Solomon Lake | |
| Land mass | New Guinea | |
| Geographical location | 6 ° 43 '1 " S , 147 ° 34' 43" O | |
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| width | approx. 5 km | |
| depth | approx. 3 km | |
| Tributaries | Mongi River | |
Hanisch Harbor ( called Hänischhafen in German colonial times ) is a bay on the north coast of Huongolf in the east of the island of New Guinea . It is located in the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea .
The bay is bounded on its south side by Cape Gerhards , in the north the Mongi River flows into the bay.
The bay was discovered in 1886, the namesake is unknown.
literature
- Keyword: Hänischhafen. Online in: Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon , Volume II, Leipzig 1920, p. 37.