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New Guinea

Tipo

  • Geographical

Definición

  • Information An island in the west Pacific Ocean divided into Irian Jaya (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea (independent from 1975, formerly an United Nations trust territory).

Concepto genérico

Conceptos específicos

Sinónimos

  • Dutch New Guinea
  • Irian Barat
  • Irian Jaya

Nota de alcance

  • Use for works 1) referring to the period prior to 1975 when New Guinea was a political entity, 2) use for works of any time that relate to the island as a whole or 3) use for Irian Jaya.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/13935

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