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The Kokoda Track is a foot track that runs roughly southwest from Kokoda 96 kilometres (60 mi) overland (60 kilometres (37 mi) in a straight line) through the Owen Stanley Rangetowards Port Moresby.
- 21 July-16 November 1942
- Allied victory
- Territory of Papua
Map of the Kokoda Track as it was in 1942. The map is rotated to have NE bearing at the top of the page. The Kokoda Track or Trail is a single-file foot thoroughfare that runs 96 kilometres (60 mi) overland – 60 kilometres (37 mi) in a straight line – through the Owen Stanley Range in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Kokoda is a station town in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea. It is famous as the northern end of the Kokoda Track, site of the eponymous Kokoda Track campaign of World War II. In that campaign, it had strategic significance because it had the only airfield along the Track.
Jul 6, 2023 · Learn everything you need to know about the Kokoda Track, one of the toughest and most historical treks in the world. Find out where it is, how to train, what to pack, and how to experience the four pillars of Kokoda.
The Kokoda Track Campaign, a series of military operations fought between Australian and Japanese troops during World War II.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about the 1942 battle between Australian and Japanese forces in the Owen Stanley Range, Papua, during World War II. Find articles, videos, photos and stories of the Kokoda campaign and its impact.
The Battle of Kokoda was a four-month struggle which began with the Japanese landing in Papua in July 1942. The Japanese strategy was to take Port Moresby via a track over the Owen Stanley Range.
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