Papua New Guinea location on the World Map

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This map shows where Papua New Guinea is located on the World Map.

Papua New Guinea is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands. It lies approximately 100 miles north of Australia, with Indonesia bordering its western half. The country sits between the Coral Sea to the east and the Bismarck Sea to the north. The Solomon Islands archipelago lies to the east, separated from Papua New Guinea by the Solomon Sea.