Mount Kubor
Mount Kubor is a peak in the Kubor Range in the New Guinea Highlands, in the Simbu Province of Papua New Guinea. It was named in 1933 by a member of the first Western expedition group to survey the area.[1]
References
- ↑ Spinks, K. L. (1936). "The Wahgi River Valley of Central New Guinea". The Geographical Journal. 87 (3): 225. doi:10.2307/1786762. ISSN 0016-7398. JSTOR 1786762.
Mr. J. L. Taylor, a member of the exploration party, exercised his privilege as an Administration Officer to give European names to them. It is the writer's opinion that they should bear the euphonious names by which they are known to the natives of the Wahgi River valley. Moreover these names allow of immediate identification by reference to the natives themselves.
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