Sissano Lagoon is a lagoon located in West Aitape Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
Sissano Lagoon | |
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Coordinates | 3°03′S 142°05′E / 3.050°S 142.083°E |
Basin countries | Papua New Guinea |
The Piore River languages (also called the Lagoon languages), as well as the Sissano language, are spoken on the shores of the lagoon.[1]
History edit
The lagoon was heavily affected by a tsunami in 1998.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ Miller, Steve A. 2017. Skou Languages Near Sissano Lagoon, Papua New Guinea. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 35: 1-24.
- ^ Matsuyama, M., Walsh, J.P. and Yeh, H. 1999. The effect of bathymetry on tsunami characteristics at Sisano Lagoon, Papua New Guinea. Geophysical Research Letters, 26, 23: 3513–3516. doi:10.1029/1999GL005412
- ^ Davies, H. L.; Davies, J. M.; Perembo, R. C. B.; Lus, W. Y. (2003), "The Aitape 1998 Tsunami: Reconstructing the Event from Interviews and Field Mapping", Pure and Applied Geophysics, 160 (10): 1895–1922, Bibcode:2003PApGe.160.1895D, doi:10.1007/s00024-003-2413-1