New Guinea was a large island on planet Earth. It was located in the South Pacific Ocean just north of Australia and west of the Solomon Islands. (TNG movie: Star Trek: First Contact)
History and specifics
On 2 July 1937, pilot Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan departed aboard a plane from New Guinea, only to be abducted by the Briori and taken to the Delta Quadrant. (VOY episode: "The 37's")
In April 2063 aboard the USS Enterprise-E, Jean-Luc Picard pointed out New Guinea to Lily Sloane, which was visible from orbit through an observation port. (TNG movie, novelization & comic adaptation: Star Trek: First Contact)
Thirishar ch'Thane once visited New Guinea and likened it to Andor's southern islands. (DS9 - Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel: Andor: Paradigm)
On 22 November 2408, The TransFederation Examiner published a news report from Lae, Papua on New Guinea regarding purported activities of an Undine agent. (STO novel: The Needs of the Many)
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External links
- New Guinea article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- New Guinea article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.