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Delve into Paiken
Paiken in Bougainville is a city located in Papua New Guinea about 597 mi (or 960 km) north-east of Port Moresby, the country's capital town.
Current time in Paiken is now 11:35 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Bougainville with an UTC offset of 11 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Paiken. The closest airport in Papua New Guinea is Buka Airport in a distance of 63 mi (or 101 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Arawa, Buka, Taro, Gizo and Kokopo. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 84 °F
Morning Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
Evening Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
Night Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 2% |
Air Humidity | 69% |
Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
28°C (82 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
31°C (88 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
32°C (89 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Bagana
Bagana is an active volcano located in the central part of the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, the largest island of the Solomon group. It is the most active volcano in the country. Just northeast of Bagana is the volcano crater lake Billy Mitchell. Bagana is one of 17 post-Miocene strato volcanos on Bougainville. U.S. General Floyd L. Parks flew over the Solomon Islands on 27 October 1948 and witnessed the eruption of Bagana.
Billy Mitchell (volcano)
Billy Mitchell is a volcano located in the central part of the island of Bougainville, just northeast of the Bagana Volcano, in Papua New Guinea. It is a small pyroclastic shield truncated by a 2 km wide caldera filled by a crater lake. The last two major eruptions were more than 400 (in 1580 AD ± 20 years) and 900 years ago. They were among the largest Holocene eruptions in Papua New Guinea. Both were explosive eruptions with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of at least 5.