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   Lae (/ ˈ l ɑː eɪ, ˈ l eɪ i /) is the capital of Morobe Province and is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea. It is located near the delta of the Markham River and at the start of the Highlands Highway , which is the main land transport corridor between the Highlands Region and the coast.

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   Lae, port city, on the island of New Guinea, northeastern Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is located near the mouth of the Markham River on the Huon Gulf. Commercial activities centre on the export of timber, plywood, and coffee (transported by road from Bulolo and Wau) as well as.

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   Lae is a city in the Huon Gulf region of Papua New Guinea. Lae is PNG's second city, after the capital Port Moresby and its main economic hub as most of the production from the country's Highlands area is exported through the city, transported along the Highlands Highway.

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   What is Lae known for?

   • Commercial activities centre on the export of timber, plywood, and coffee (transported by road from Bulolo and Wau) as well as produce from the Central Range. Lae is also the marketing centre for the agricultural produce of the surrounding region. The city originated as Lehe mission settlement and developed around an airport that was built in 1928.

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   Where is Lae located?

   • Lae sits between the larger Indo-Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate on the South Bismarck Plate in the Ramu-Markham Fault Zone where the New Guinea Highlands Deforming Zone and South Bismarck tectonic plates are converging at up to 50 mm/yr. The city is caught in a giant geological vise and the seismic hazard is significant.

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   Where is Lae in Papua New Guinea?

   • Lae, port city, on the island of New Guinea, northeastern Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is located near the mouth of the Markham River on the Huon Gulf. Commercial activities centre on the export of timber, plywood, and coffee (transported by road from Bulolo and Wau) as well as produce from the Central Range.

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   When did Lae become a town?

   • Lae was declared a town under the New Guinea Boundaries Ordinance on 31 March 1931 at the height of the gold rush era. Lae became the prototype for New Guinean towns built up around airstrips. The main township of Lae was originally on the flats between Voco Point and the airfield.

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