HMAS Parramatta wreck - Bar Point, New South Wales, Australia
Welcome back PHG fans, today we're headed to Bar Point, Australia, roughly an hour north of Sydney, New South Wales. There's a famous wreck here, HMAS Parramatta. The ship saw extensive service during the First World War, particularly the capture of German New Guinea and New Britain in 1914. Later in the war, the ship served in the the China and Philippine Seas, where she became the first Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ship to sink a submarine. Parramatta also served in the Medi
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Miyako-Jima, Okinawa, Japan
Hello PHG readers, today we're headed to Miyako-Jima, Japan. This small island group is one of two in the Sakishima Islands, which lay situated to the west of the Ryukyu Islands, between Okinawa and Taiwan. The five principal islands of this group are Miyako (the largest), Irabu, Tarama, Minna, and Ikema. The main island group is surrounded by reefs, shoals, and sandbars, as you can see on google maps. There's been several prominent shipwrecks as a result of these reefs being
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Gyeongju National Museum - Republic of Korea
Hello PHG fans! While building the pages for the Republic of Korea, I noticed this interesting area of Gyeongju City, a densely packed historic district that includes museums, castle ruins, and other monuments. This is part of the old capital of Silla, one of three kingdoms of ancient Korea. There's been a lot written on this topic, such as this magazine article, and this scientific study. Nestled within the Gyeongju historic sites is this National Museum, focused on the poli
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