Wewak

Among the cities of East Sepik, Wewak stands out for its role as the province’s coastal capital on the Bismarck Sea. The town lies on Papua New Guinea’s north coast, where offshore islands and headlands shape the shoreline, far from the highlands that dominate much of the country’s interior. Wewak is an administrative centre for a province closely associated with the Sepik River basin, renowned for carving traditions and ceremonial haus tambaran spirit houses. During the Second World War, the area was a major Japanese military base, and airfields around Wewak were repeatedly attacked by Allied forces. Its seafront position gives the town a distinctive regional identity. Continue to other webcams in East Sepik to compare coastal settings around Wewak.

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