Shaggy Ridge
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Shaggy Ridge is a 6.5 kilometres long razorback ridge in the Finisterre Range, in north eastern Papua New Guinea. Its highest point is 1,497 metres above sea level. The ridge is located between the va
Two Australian soldiers on Shaggy Ridge on 21 January 1944
Ramu
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The Ramu River is a major river in northern Papua New Guinea. The headwaters of the river are formed in the Kratke Range from where it then travels about 640 km northwest to the Bismarck Sea.
Shaggy Ridge
…several battles during the Finisterre Range campaign of 1943–1944. The ridge was the site of major Japanese defensive positions, blocking access from the Ramu Valley to the north coast of New Guinea. In December 1943, the Australian 7th Division attacked; the difficult terrain made this a famous campaign which did…
Part of the Ramu from the air
Ramu villagers investigating a camera during an Australian expedition in the 1930s