Shaggy Ridge
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Shaggy Ridge | |
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.jpg) Two Australian soldiers on Shaggy Ridge on 21 January 1944 | |
  Shaggy Ridge Location in Papua New Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 5°46.36′S 145°44.23′E / 5.77267°S 145.73717°E | |
| Location | Papua New Guinea |
| Range | Finisterre Range |
| Elevation | 1,497 m (4,911 ft) |
Shaggy Ridge is a 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) long razorback (stratigraphic) ridge in the Finisterre Range, in north eastern Papua New Guinea.[1] Its highest point is 1,497 metres (4,911 ft) above sea level.[2] The ridge is located between the valleys of the Mene and Faria Rivers and culminates at one end in Kankiryo Saddle, which links it to Faria Ridge and divides Faria Valley and Mindjim River Valley. From the Ramu Valley, the ridge runs NNW, and the highest point is located at 145°44.23'E:5°46.36'S.
History
The ridge was named after an
The battles on Shaggy Ridge itself were:
- Battle of The Pimple
- Battle of Cam's Saddle
- Battle of Faria Ridge
- Battle of Prothero I and II
- Battle of McCaughey's Knoll
- Battle of Kankiryo Saddle
- Battle of Crater Hill
In popular culture
Fighting at Shaggy Ridge was featured in the Australian documentary
Notes
- ^ a b "Australian Military Units: Shaggy Ridge Operations". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 2007-01-21.
- ^ "Far Out: Get lost in the back of beyond". Outside Magazine Online. Retrieved 2007-01-21.
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