The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 56National Geographic Society, 1929 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 264
... Port Moresby , our main base of sup- ply , was made . Cheered by a farewell toot from the steamship Montoro , Peck and I took the air and headed for " Port , " as the island's biggest white colony is called . The 260 - mile flight along ...
... Port Moresby , our main base of sup- ply , was made . Cheered by a farewell toot from the steamship Montoro , Peck and I took the air and headed for " Port , " as the island's biggest white colony is called . The 260 - mile flight along ...
Page 265
... Port Moresby is cut by deep bays , safe refuge for small craft . We passed broad , black mangrove swamps crossed by serpentine rivers pour- ing chocolate - colored water into the blue Pacific . On our maps many of these rivers were ...
... Port Moresby is cut by deep bays , safe refuge for small craft . We passed broad , black mangrove swamps crossed by serpentine rivers pour- ing chocolate - colored water into the blue Pacific . On our maps many of these rivers were ...
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... Port Moresby , utilizing the three weeks required by the Va- napa to reach our base camp to make air trips to various rivers on the south coast . These first trips were all made from Port Moresby as a base , and we did not fly more than ...
... Port Moresby , utilizing the three weeks required by the Va- napa to reach our base camp to make air trips to various rivers on the south coast . These first trips were all made from Port Moresby as a base , and we did not fly more than ...
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