Port MoresbyPort Moresby (pronounced ''port morzbe'), or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea (PNG). The city is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast of the island of New Guinea. The area on which the city was founded has been inhabited by the Motu-Koitabu people for centuries. It was first sighted by a European in 1873, Captain John Moresby. It was named in honour of his father Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby. In September 1975, Port Moresby became capital city of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea.
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