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Papua New Guinea: Map & Borders Over Time

Papua New Guinea appears on 13 of the 39 border maps, from 1492 to 2010. Its mapped territory was largest in 1492, at roughly 420,000 km².

Map of Papua New Guinea in 1492
Border map for 1492. See the world in 1492.

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Territory of Papua New Guinea over time

Approximate area on each border map.

Map yearApprox. areaChange
1492420,000 km²–
1500420,000 km²+0%
1783420,000 km²+0%
1800420,000 km²+0%
1880420,000 km²+0%
1900420,000 km²+0%
1914420,000 km²+0%
1920420,000 km²+0%
1930420,000 km²+0%
1945420,000 km²+0%
1960420,000 km²+0%
1994420,000 km²+0%
2010420,000 km²+0%