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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.
- ^ "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.