832-385572 - Man snorkeling in the clear waters, Buka, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

860-288485 - Peach-throated monitor (Varanus jobiensis)

860-287444 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) diving down near Garua Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

860-287442 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Kimbe Bay, papua New Guinea, Zero wreck: Coral growth on this wreck is from a period of 74 years ! D: 15 m The ZERO, is a Japanese WW2 fighter plane wreck. This Zero wreck was discovered in January 2000 by local William Nuli while he was freediving for sea cucumbers. He asked the Walindi Plantation Resort dive team if they might know what it was, and when they investigated they uncovered the intact wreck of a Zero fighter, resting on a sedimented bottom in 15 m depth. This World War II Japanese fighter is almost completely intact. The plane is believed to have been ditched, the pilot is believed to have survived, but was never found on the island. He never returned home. Maybe he disappeared in the jungle? On 26th December 1943, during the battle of Cape Gloucester, the Japanese pilot made an emergency landing, ditching his Mitsubishi A6M Zero plane into the sea approximately 100m off West New Britain Province. The plane was piloted by PO1 Tomiharu Honda of the 204st K?k?tai. His fate is unknown but it is believed the he made a controlled water landing after running out of fuel and survived. Although he failed to return to his unit, the plane was found with the throttle and trim controls both set for landing and the canopy was open. There are no visible bullet holes or other shrapnel damage and the plane is still virtually intact after over 70 years underwater. It is a A6M2 Model 21 Zero, made famous for its use in Kamikaze attacks by the Japanese Imperial Navy. The wreck has the Manufacture Number 8224 and was built by Nakajima in late August 1942.

860-287445 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Saltwater crocodile exhaling through the nose (bouyancy control) near Garua Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

860-287440 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Zero wreck, vertical view Orthomosaic from 3D photogrammetry (13500 x 10000 px). D: 15 m Kimbe Bay, papua New Guinea, Coral growth on this wreck is from a period of 74 years ! The ZERO, is a Japanese WW2 fighter plane wreck. This Zero wreck was discovered in January 2000 by local William Nuli while he was freediving for sea cucumbers. He asked the Walindi Plantation Resort dive team if they might know what it was, and when they investigated they uncovered the intact wreck of a Zero fighter, resting on a sedimented bottom in 15 m depth. This World War II Japanese fighter is almost completely intact. The plane is believed to have been ditched, the pilot is believed to have survived, but was never found on the island. He never returned home. Maybe he disappeared in the jungle? On 26th December 1943, during the battle of Cape Gloucester, the Japanese pilot made an emergency landing, ditching his Mitsubishi A6M Zero plane into the sea approximately 100m off West New Britain Province. The plane was piloted by PO1 Tomiharu Honda of the 204st K?k?tai. His fate is unknown but it is believed the he made a controlled water landing after running out of fuel and survived. Although he failed to return to his unit, the plane was found with the throttle and trim controls both set for landing and the canopy was open. There are no visible bullet holes or other shrapnel damage and the plane is still virtually intact after over 70 years underwater. It is a A6M2 Model 21 Zero, made famous for its use in Kamikaze attacks by the Japanese Imperial Navy. The wreck has the Manufacture Number 8224 and was built by Nakajima in late August 1942.

860-287443 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) on a small reef, near Garua Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea,

860-287441 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Yanaba Island, Egum Atoll, Papua New Guinea, Old man of Yanaba.

860-287439 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Tara in Kimbe Bay, papua New Guinea, H: 103,6 m, mandatory credit line: Photo: Christoph Gerigk, drone pilot: Guillaume Bourdin - Tara Expeditions Foundation

860-287437 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Small coral island and adjacent reef, near Yanaba Island, Papua New Guinea, H: 536,6 m, mandatory credit line: Photo: Christoph Gerigk, drone pilot: Guillaume Bourdin - Tara Expeditions Foundation

860-287438 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Small coral island and adjacent reef, near Yanaba Island, Papua New Guinea, H: 452.3 m, mandatory credit line: Photo: Christoph Gerigk, drone pilot: Guillaume Bourdin - Tara Expeditions Foundation

1116-43708 - Kula Rings Which Are Traded Throughout The Trobriand Islands, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea

1116-43707 - A Cuscus (Papua New Guinea Tree Possum), Papua New Guinea

1172-3955 - Oceania

1172-3565 - Papua New Guinea

832-381547 - Baining Fire Dance, Kokopo, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

832-379676 - Bungalows, Papua Diving Resort, Kri Island in the Dampier Strait, West Papua, Indonesia, Asia

832-379677 - Coconut trees (Cocos nucifera), Arborek Island, Raja-Ampat, Western New Guinea, Indonesia, Asia

832-379675 - View of city with harbor, Sorong, West Papua, Western New Guinea, Indonesia, Asia

832-379678 - Landing stage, Arborek Island, Raja-Ampat, Western New Guinea, Indonesia, Asia

832-380311 - Papua Diving Resort, Raja-Ampat, Kri, Dampier Strait, Western New Guinea, Indonesia, Asia

832-380313 - Forested limestone cliffs, Gam, Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, Western New Guinea, Indonesia, Asia

832-380312 - Coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) with fruits, village Yenbuba, Mansuar, Raja-Ampat, Western New Guinea, Indonesia, Asia

832-379341 - Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), Underwater, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

832-379338 - Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), Underwater, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

1116-39723 - Yellow pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), also known as Bargibant's Pygmy Seahorse, camouflaged in coral. They are found from Southern tropical Japan, throughout the Philippines, Indonesia, east to Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Van

1116-39721 - Yellow pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), also known as Bargibant's Pygmy Seahorse. They are found from Southern tropical Japan, throughout the Philippines, Indonesia, east to Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu and the Great Bar

832-379187 - Clarks anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) in bladder anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor), Raja Ampat Archipelago, Papua Barat, Western New Guinea, Pacific Ocean, Indonesia, Asia

832-379186 - Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) in bubble-tip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor), Raja Ampat archipelago, Papua Barat, Western New Guinea, Pacific Ocean, Indonesia, Asia

1184-2315 - Young people practicing traditional dance, Manus or Admirality islands, Papua New Guinea

1184-2316 - Young people practicing traditional dance, Manus or Admirality islands, Papua New Guinea

1184-2317 - Young people practicing traditional dance, Manus or Admirality islands, Papua New Guinea

1184-2314 - Traditional dressed girl in a war ceremony, Manus or Admirality islands, Papua New Guinea

1184-2318 - Traditional dressed boy in a war ceremony, Manus or Admirality islands, Papua New Guinea

1184-2313 - Traditional dressed boys in a war ceremony, Manus or Admirality islands, Papua New Guinea

1184-2311 - Old American airport on Manus, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-2309 - Beach in the Manus or Admirality islands, Papua New Guinea

1184-2312 - Little boat on a river in the jungle of Manus or Admirality islands, Papua New Guinea

1184-2310 - Banana boats transporting people on the outer islands of Manus, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-2251 - Giant tree house along the Boluminsky highway, Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-2249 - Turquoise water and white sand beach at the stunning little island of Ral off the coast of Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-2245 - Locals in a dugout canoe, Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-2247 - Traditionally built huts in the Nusa Island retreat, Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-2250 - Turquoise water and white sand beach at the stunning little island of Ral off the coast of Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-2248 - The stunning little island of Ral off the coast of Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-2246 - Locals in a dugout canoe, Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

857-94717 - Nimoa Island - here the island mission will impress. The five-sided church features murals of island life and all mission buildings are surrounded by well maintained paths and gardens filled with flowering plants. Edged by jungle-covered mountains, postcard beaches and crystal clear waters - an island paradise indeed! The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands located 200 km southeast of New Guinea, stretching over more than 160 km and spread over an ocean area of 26,000 km? between the Solomon Sea to the north and the Coral Sea to the south. The aggregate land area of the islands is about 1,790 km? (690 square miles), with Vanatinai (formerly Sudest or Tagula as named by European claimants on Western maps) being the largest. Sideia Island and Basilaki Island lie closest to New Guinea, while Misima, Vanatinai, and Rossel islands lie further east. The archipelago is divided into the Local Level Government (LLG) areas Loui!

857-94720 - Nimoa Island - here the island mission will impress. The five-sided church features murals of island life and all mission buildings are surrounded by well maintained paths and gardens filled with flowering plants. Edged by jungle-covered mountains, postcard beaches and crystal clear waters - an island paradise indeed! The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands located 200 km southeast of New Guinea, stretching over more than 160 km and spread over an ocean area of 26,000 km? between the Solomon Sea to the north and the Coral Sea to the south. The aggregate land area of the islands is about 1,790 km? (690 square miles), with Vanatinai (formerly Sudest or Tagula as named by European claimants on Western maps) being the largest. Sideia Island and Basilaki Island lie closest to New Guinea, while Misima, Vanatinai, and Rossel islands lie further east. The archipelago is divided into the Local Level Government (LLG) areas Louisiade Rural (western part, with Misima), and Yaleyamba (western part, with Rossell and Tagula islands. The LLG areas are part of Samarai-Murua District district of Milne Bay. The seat of the Louisiade Rural LLG is Bwagaoia on Misima Island, the population center of the archipelago.

857-94718 - Nimoa Island - here the island mission will impress. The five-sided church features murals of island life and all mission buildings are surrounded by well maintained paths and gardens filled with flowering plants. Edged by jungle-covered mountains, postcard beaches and crystal clear waters - an island paradise indeed! The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands located 200 km southeast of New Guinea, stretching over more than 160 km and spread over an ocean area of 26,000 km? between the Solomon Sea to the north and the Coral Sea to the south. The aggregate land area of the islands is about 1,790 km? (690 square miles), with Vanatinai (formerly Sudest or Tagula as named by European claimants on Western maps) being the largest. Sideia Island and Basilaki Island lie closest to New Guinea, while Misima, Vanatinai, and Rossel islands lie further east. The archipelago is divided into the Local Level Government (LLG) areas Louisiade Rural (western part, with Misima), and Yaleyamba (western part, with Rossell and Tagula islands. The LLG areas are part of Samarai-Murua District district of Milne Bay. The seat of the Louisiade Rural LLG is Bwagaoia on Misima Island, the population center of the archipelago.

857-94722 - Children playing with a outrigger canoe in the village of Hessessai Bay at PanaTinai (Panatinane)island in the Louisiade Archipelago in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. The island has an area of 78 km2. The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands located 200 km southeast of New Guinea, stretching over more than 160 km and spread over an ocean area of 26,000 km? between the Solomon Sea to the north and the Coral Sea to the south. The aggregate land area of the islands is about 1,790 km? (690 square miles), with Vanatinai (formerly Sudest or Tagula as named by European claimants on Western maps) being the largest. Sideia Island and Basilaki Island lie closest to New Guinea, while Misima, Vanatinai, and Rossel islands lie further east. The archipelago is divided into the Local Level Government (LLG) areas Louisiade Rural (western part, with Misima), and Yaleyamba (western part, with Rossell and Tagula islands. The LLG areas are part of Samarai-Murua District district of Milne Bay. The seat of the Louisiade Rural LLG is Bwagaoia on Misima Island, the population center of the archipelago.PanaTinai (Panatinane) is an island in the Louisiade Archipelago in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

857-94715 - Nimoa Island - here the island mission will impress. The five-sided church features murals of island life and all mission buildings are surrounded by well maintained paths and gardens filled with flowering plants. Edged by jungle-covered mountains, postcard beaches and crystal clear waters - an island paradise indeed! The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands located 200 km southeast of New Guinea, stretching over more than 160 km and spread over an ocean area of 26,000 km? between the Solomon Sea to the north and the Coral Sea to the south. The aggregate land area of the islands is about 1,790 km? (690 square miles), with Vanatinai (formerly Sudest or Tagula as named by European claimants on Western maps) being the largest. Sideia Island and Basilaki Island lie closest to New Guinea, while Misima, Vanatinai, and Rossel islands lie further east.

857-94719 - Nimoa Island - here the island mission will impress. The five-sided church features murals of island life and all mission buildings are surrounded by well maintained paths and gardens filled with flowering plants. Edged by jungle-covered mountains, postcard beaches and crystal clear waters - an island paradise indeed! The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands located 200 km southeast of New Guinea, stretching over more than 160 km and spread over an ocean area of 26,000 km? between the Solomon Sea to the north and the Coral Sea to the south. The aggregate land area of the islands is about 1,790 km? (690 square miles), with Vanatinai (formerly Sudest or Tagula as named by European claimants on Western maps) being the largest. Sideia Island and Basilaki Island lie closest to New Guinea, while Misima, Vanatinai, and Rossel islands lie further east. The archipelago is divided into the Local Level Government (LLG) areas Louisiade Rural (western part, with Misima), and Yaleyamba (western part, with Rossell and Tagula islands. The LLG areas are part of Samarai-Murua District district of Milne Bay. The seat of the Louisiade Rural LLG is Bwagaoia on Misima Island, the population center of the archipelago.

857-94721 - Nimoa Island - here the island mission will impress. The five-sided church features murals of island life and all mission buildings are surrounded by well maintained paths and gardens filled with flowering plants. Edged by jungle-covered mountains, postcard beaches and crystal clear waters - an island paradise indeed! The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands located 200 km southeast of New Guinea, stretching over more than 160 km and spread over an ocean area of 26,000 km? between the Solomon Sea to the north and the Coral Sea to the south. The aggregate land area of the islands is about 1,790 km? (690 square miles), with Vanatinai (formerly Sudest or Tagula as named by European claimants on Western maps) being the largest. Sideia Island and Basilaki Island lie closest to New Guinea, while Misima, Vanatinai, and Rossel islands lie further east. The archipelago is divided into the Local Level Government (LLG) areas Loui!

857-94716 - Nimoa Island - here the island mission will impress. The five-sided church features murals of island life and all mission buildings are surrounded by well maintained paths and gardens filled with flowering plants. Edged by jungle-covered mountains, postcard beaches and crystal clear waters - an island paradise indeed! The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands located 200 km southeast of New Guinea, stretching over more than 160 km and spread over an ocean area of 26,000 km? between the Solomon Sea to the north and the Coral Sea to the south. The aggregate land area of the islands is about 1,790 km? (690 square miles), with Vanatinai (formerly Sudest or Tagula as named by European claimants on Western maps) being the largest. Sideia Island and Basilaki Island lie closest to New Guinea, while Misima, Vanatinai, and Rossel islands lie further east. The archipelago is divided into the Local Level Government (LLG) areas Loui!

857-94714 - The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands located 200 km southeast of New Guinea, stretching over more than 160 km and spread over an ocean area of 26,000 km? between the Solomon Sea to the north and the Coral Sea to the south. The aggregate land area of the islands is about 1,790 km? (690 square miles), with Vanatinai (formerly Sudest or Tagula as named by European claimants on Western maps) being the largest. Sideia Island and Basilaki Island lie closest to New Guinea, while Misima, Vanatinai, and Rossel islands lie further east. The archipelago is divided into the Local Level Government (LLG) areas Louisiade Rural (western part, with Misima), and Yaleyamba (western part, with Rossell and Tagula islands. The LLG areas are part of Samarai-Murua District district of Milne Bay. The seat of the Louisiade Rural LLG is Bwagaoia on Misima Island, the population center of the archipelago.

857-94712 - The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands located 200 km southeast of New Guinea, stretching over more than 160 km and spread over an ocean area of 26,000 km? between the Solomon Sea to the north and the Coral Sea to the south. The aggregate land area of the islands is about 1,790 km? (690 square miles), with Vanatinai (formerly Sudest or Tagula as named by European claimants on Western maps) being the largest.Sideia Island and Basilaki Island lie closest to New Guinea, while Misima, Vanatinai, and Rossel islands lie further east. The archipelago is divided into the Local Level Government (LLG) areas Louisiade Rural (western part, with Misima), and Yaleyamba (western part, with Rossell and Tagula islands. The LLG areas are part of Samarai-Murua District district of Milne Bay. The seat of the Louisiade Rural LLG is Bwagaoia on Misima Island, the population center of the archipelago.

1116-39366 - Dani man wearing bones on his nose and an elaborate headdress of bird of paradise or cassowary feathers, Obia Village, Baliem Valley, Central Highlands of Western New Guinea, Papua, Indonesia

1116-39210 - Papua New Guinea, Portrait Of Man In Tribal Dress B1719

1116-39364 - Dani men wearing an elaborate headdress of bird of paradise or cassowary feathers lighting a fire, Obia Village, Baliem Valley, Central Highlands of Western New Guinea, Papua, Indonesia

1116-39367 - Dani men engaged in a mock battle with long spears, in a display of prowess and opulence of dress and decoration, Obia Village, Baliem Valley, Central Highlands of Western New Guinea, Papua, Indonesia

1116-39368 - Dani man engaged in a mock battle with a long spear, in a display of prowess and opulence of dress and decoration, Obia Village, Baliem Valley, Central Highlands of Western New Guinea, Papua, Indonesia

1116-39365 - Dani woman smoking a cigarette, Obia Village, Baliem Valley, Central Highlands of Western New Guinea, Papua, Indonesia

1116-39359 - Dani man engaged in a mock battle with a long spear, in a display of prowess and opulence of dress and decoration, Obia Village, Baliem Valley, Central Highlands of Western New Guinea, Papua, Indonesia

1116-39360 - Dani man wearing an elaborate headdress of bird of paradise or cassowary feathers, Obia Village, Baliem Valley, Central Highlands of Western New Guinea, Papua, Indonesia

1116-39369 - Dani men engaged in a mock battle with long spears, in a display of prowess and opulence of dress and decoration, Obia Village, Baliem Valley, Central Highlands of Western New Guinea, Papua, Indonesia

1184-497 - Aerial of the western highlands of Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-496 - Traditional masked man at a Taboo death ceremony, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-495 - Traditional masked man at a Taboo death ceremony, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-494 - Traditional masked man at a Taboo death ceremony, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-493 - Beach in Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-490 - Beach in Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-491 - Beach in Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-492 - Beach in Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-487 - The Beehives (Dawapia Rocks) in Simpson Harbour, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-488 - Volcano Tavurvur, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-485 - The Beehives (Dawapia Rocks) in Simpson Harbour, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-489 - The Beehives (Dawapia Rocks) in Simpson Harbour, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-483 - Volcano Tavurvur, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-486 - Little island off the coast of Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-484 - Little island off the coast of Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-482 - Little island off the coast of Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-478 - Megapode hunters hunting for eggs of the Megapode bird (Megapodiidae), East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-477 - Megapode hunters hunting for eggs of the Megapode bird (Megapodiidae), East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-479 - Volcanic beach below Volcano Tavurvur, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-480 - Megapode hunters hunting for eggs of the Megapode bird (Megapodiidae), East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-481 - Ground full of holes from Megapode hunters digging for eggs of the Megapode birds (Megapodiidae), East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-468 - View over Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-476 - Man boiling Megapode eggs in a sulphur stream of Volcano Tavurvur, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-474 - Sulphur river below Volcano Tavurvur, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-472 - Smoking Volcano Tavurvur, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-469 - View over Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-470 - View over Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-475 - Volcano Tavurvur, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-467 - Man jumping in the bay of Rabaul with Volcano Tavurvur in the background, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-473 - Volcano Tavurvur, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-471 - View over Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-456 - Turquoise water and a white beach on Christmas Island, Buka, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-460 - Turquoise water and white sand beach, White Island, Buka, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-454 - Fisherman in the outer islands, Buka, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

1184-461 - Turquoise water and white sand beach, White Island, Buka, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Pacific