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The 48 pages that link to New Guinea, each with the reason it gives.

• Papua New GuineaNarrower topic: Papua New Guinea occupies the island’s eastern half.

• SugarcaneRelated: Evidence points to New Guinea as an early center of sugarcane domestication.

• MelanesiaBroader topic: Its eastern half forms Papua New Guinea, Melanesia’s largest country and landmass.

• SulawesiCompared with: It lies nearer the Australasian continental shelf, unlike ocean-separated Sulawesi.

• Wallace LineBroader topic: Its Australasian fauna anchors the eastern side of the biogeographic divide.

• Papuan languagesNarrower topic: It is the principal landmass where Papuan languages are spoken.

• SahulRelated: It formed Sahul's northern landmass alongside Australia.

• Arafura SeaRelated: Its southern coast borders the Arafura Sea.

• New Guinea HighlandsNarrower topic: The highlands form the mountainous interior of this island.

• Torres StraitRelated: Its southern coast forms the strait’s northern boundary.

• Maluku IslandsCompared with: New Guinea marks Maluku's eastern geographic neighbor and differs greatly in scale.

• Malay ArchipelagoCompared with: Its placement at the eastern margin exposes differing definitions of the archipelago.

• Musa acuminataBroader topic: Archaeological evidence points to early banana cultivation in New Guinea.

• Sahul ShelfRelated: Its southern lowlands joined Australia across the shelf during low sea levels.

• TimorRelated: Like Timor, it contains an international land border, but spans a much larger area.

• YamRelated: Yam cultivation in New Guinea developed in a separate center from African yam agriculture.

• MusaRelated: Archaeological and botanical evidence points to early banana cultivation in the island’s highlands.

• AustralasiaBroader topic: Its inclusion in Australasia depends on the definition being used.

• Bird-of-paradiseRelated: New Guinea holds the greatest diversity of birds-of-paradise.

• New Guinea campaignNarrower topic: Its mountains, rainforests, and long coasts defined the campaign's operating environment.

• Papuan peoplesNarrower topic: It is the principal homeland of Papuan peoples.

• Western New GuineaNarrower topic: Western New Guinea occupies the island’s Indonesian half.

• TaroRelated: Archaeological evidence links early taro cultivation to New Guinea.

• Bismarck SeaNarrower topic: The sea lies between New Guinea’s northern coast and the Bismarck Archipelago.

• Magpie gooseBroader topic: The magpie goose’s range reaches New Guinea as well as northern Australia.

• William DampierRelated: Dampier visited the island and recorded its geography and natural history.

• Crowned pigeonRelated: Its forests are the native range of crowned pigeons.

• Indigenous peoples of New GuineaNarrower topic: The island’s geography frames the homelands and political borders of its Indigenous peoples.

• Lorentz National ParkNarrower topic: Lorentz occupies a vast stretch of New Guinea’s western half.

• MacropodiformesRelated: Macropodiform lineages colonized New Guinea, where several forest-adapted groups evolved.

• Solomon SeaRelated: Its southeastern coast forms the Solomon Sea’s western boundary.

• Bird's Head PeninsulaNarrower topic: The peninsula forms the island’s northwestern extremity.

• Central PapuaNarrower topic: Central Papua occupies part of the island’s Indonesian half.

• Fe'i bananaRelated: New Guinea and neighboring regions are central to the evolutionary history of Pacific bananas.

• Fly RiverNarrower topic: The Fly River drains part of the island’s southern lowlands.

• Frilled lizardRelated: The species also occurs in the southern part of this island.

• History of Papua New GuineaNarrower topic: The modern country occupies the island’s eastern half and several nearby islands.

• Jared DiamondRelated: Diamond’s fieldwork and long personal engagement with New Guinea informed his writing and public profile.

• LoriiniRelated: Its forests support a rich diversity of lories and lorikeets.

• Mamberamo RiverNarrower topic: The river drains part of the island’s Indonesian western half.

• Rainbow lorikeetRelated: Rainbow lorikeets also occur on nearby islands in the region, including parts of New Guinea.

• Aru Islands RegencyRelated: New Guinea lies northeast of Aru and anchors the regency’s position between island Southeast Asia and Melanesia.

• ChelodinaRelated: Some Chelodina species occur on New Guinea as well as in Australia.

• Luís Vaz de TorresRelated: Torres sailed along New Guinea’s southern coast while seeking a route eastward.

• Metroxylon saguRelated: The island is a major center of sago palm use and cultivation.

• Nicholas Miklouho-MaclayNarrower topic: The island was the central setting for his Pacific fieldwork and advocacy.

• Papuan PeninsulaNarrower topic: The peninsula forms the island’s southeastern extension.

• Wedge-tailed eagleRelated: The eagle’s range extends into the island’s southern regions.