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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Geographical Locations
  2. Pacific Ocean Islands
  3. New Guinea
  4. Papua New Guinea

Preferred term

Papua New Guinea

Type

  • Geographical

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • Bismarck Archipelago
  • Papua and New Guinea

Scope note

  • Use for works referring to the period after 1975; For works relating to the period prior to 1975 when New Guinea existed as a political entity, or for works relating to any time period that refer to the island as a whole USE New Guinea.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/17628

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