Papua new guinea biography of albert edward

          Albert "Bert" Chowne VC MM was born on 19th July in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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          Publication Year: 1936.

          An Ascent of Mt. Albert Edward

          Richard Archbold

          WE arrived at Port Moresby, the capital of Papua, in the beginning of February, 1933. Papua is the southeast section of New Guinea, being owned by Australia.

          We spent a couple of months getting house-boys and carriers which would be necessary for the final ascent.

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          6. Ours was the 1933 New Guinea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. Mt. Albert Edward attains an elevation of 13,057 ft. (3980 m.), being with Mt. Victoria the highest peaks in Papua, and undoubtedly the loftiest in the eastern half of the island.

          In the western half, however, Carstenz and Wilhelmina both reach 5000 m.

          Any mountain climbing in Papua depends for its success upon the organization and preparation before one starts. There are as yet no villages with European inhabitants from which one can begin the direct ascent of a mountain.

          Consequently this island, lying but a few miles to the north of Australia, has been only scr