Dablink This article pertains to the geographic region of the ScottishHighlands. See Highland disambiguation ... See Template Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions name ScottishHighlands native name native name lang Gh idhealtachd Scottish Gaelic Gaelic Hielans Scots settlement type image skyline Highlands lowlands.png imagesize image alt image caption Lowland Highland divide image ... the Allt a Mhuilinn The ScottishHighlandsScottish Gaelic A Gh idhealtachd meaning Land of the Gaels is a historic region of Scotland . It was culturally distinguishable from the Scottish Lowlands ... divides the Grampian Mountains to the southeast from the Northwest Highlands . The Scottish Gaelic ... of the ScottishHighlands in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. Journal ... centre of the Highlands In traditional Scottish geography , the Highlands refers to that part ... of Highland character to the east of this point. A much wider definition of the ScottishHighlands ... as controversial. Highlands and Islands Much of the ScottishHighlands area overlaps the Highlands and Islands area. An Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions electoral region called Highlands and Islands Scottish Parliament electoral region Highlands and Islands is used in elections to the Scottish ... the Scottish Lowlands to the Highlands since prehistoric times. Many traverse the Mounth , a spur ... arp.jpg thumb The main ridge of the Cuillin The ScottishHighlands lie to the north and west of the Highland ... HighlandsScottishHighlands Fauna of Scotland Highland 2007 Highland Land League Highland March List of fauna of the ScottishHighlands List of towns and villages in the ScottishHighlands Mountains ..., 1957 Humphreys, Rob, and Donald Reid. The Rough Guide to ScottishHighlands and Islands 3rd ed. 2004 ... Highlands a short history, c. 300 1746 1957 Lister, John Anthony. The ScottishHighlands 1978 External ... and Islands of Scotland interwiki af Skotse Hoogland ca Terres altes d Esc cia cs ScottishHighlands ... more details
This is a list of fauna of the ScottishHighlands Mammals Badger European Otter Field vole Goat Mink Invasive species invasive Moose reintroduction reintroduced Mountain Hare Pine Marten Red Deer Red Fox Red Squirrel Reindeer reintroduction reintroduced Roe Deer Scottish Wildcat Sheep Stoat European water vole Water vole Birds Black Grouse Black throated diver Buzzard Capercaille Common gull Common sandpiper Cuckoo Curlew Dipper Dotterel Dunlin Golden Eagle Greenshank Greylag Goose Hen Harrier Hooded crow Meadow Pipit Merlin bird Merlin Osprey Peregrine Falcon rock ptarmigan Ptarmigan Raven Red Grouse Red Kite reintroduced Red throated diver Ring ouzel Scottish Crossbill endemism endemic Snipe Snow Bunting Stonechat Wheatear Reptiles Vipera berus Adder Viviparous Lizard Amphibians Common Frog Palmate newt Fish Salvelinus Charr Salmon Trout Insects Beetles Green tiger beetle Green Tiger Beetle Ground Beetle Bees Bilberry bumblebee Heath bumblebee Butterflies and Moths Large Heath Butterfly Mountain Ringlet Mountain Ringlet Butterfly Scotch Argus Scotch Argus Butterfly Black Mountain Moth Emperor Moth Fox Moth Abraxas grossulariata Magpie Moth Mountain Burnet Moth Northern Dart Moth Northern Eggar Moth Dragonflies Azure Hawker Azure Hawker Dragonfly Four spotted Chaser Four spotted Chaser Dragonfly Golden ringed Dragonfly Other Cranefly Deer ked Midge Sheep tick Sources Kempe and Wrightham, Hostile Habitats Scotland s Mountain Environment Scottish Mountaineering Trust 2006, ISBN 0907521932 See also Fauna of Scotland Expand list date August 2008 DEFAULTSORT Scotland Category Scotland related lists Category Fauna of Great Britain Scotland Category Fauna of Scotland ... more details
Traditional dyes of the ScottishHighlands are the native natural dye vegetable dye s used in G idhealteachd Scottish Gaeldom . The following are the principal dyestuffs with the colours they produce. Several of the tints are very bright, but have now been superseded by various mineral dyes. The Latin names are given where known and also the Scottish Gaelic language Scottish Gaelic names for various ingredients. Amateurs may wish to experiment with some of the suggestions, but should note that urine human or animal is used in many recipes as a mordant . They should also note that a number of the recipes used are for more than one colour, and that this chart is only a guide, and also that Scottish Gaelic spelling is subject to variations. Claret Claret corcur a lichen scraped off rocks and steeped in urine for three months, then taken out, made into cakes, and hung in bags to dry. When used these cakes are reduced to powder, and the colour fixed with alum . Black Dubh Image Closeup of blackthorn aka sloe aka prunus spinosa sweden 20050924.jpg right thumb prunus spinosa Black finest Common dock root with copperas . Darach oak bark and copperas also grey , seileastair , Iris plant iris root Sgitheach , Crataegus hawthorn bark with copperas Alder bark with copperas Blue black Common sloe Prunus spinosa preas nan irneag Arctostaphylos uva ursi Red bearberry Arbutus uva ursi , grainnseag Blue Gorm Image Vaccinum myrtillus 020503.jpg right thumb Vaccinum myrtillus Blue Blaeberry Vaccinum myrtillus with alum or copperas Elderberry with alum Ailleann elecampane Brown Donn Image Brzoza omszona Betula pubescens.jpg right thumb Betula Brown Common yellow wall lichen Parmelia parietina ..., Jean Traditional Scottish Dyes , Canongate, 1983, ISBN 0 8624 1108 4 Dyeing DEFAULTSORT Traditional Dyes Of The ScottishHighlands Category Natural dyes Category Scottish dress Category Cultural history ... External links http www.snh.org.uk publications on line NaturallyScottish lichens default.asp Scottish ... more details
Scottish Parliament region infobox Name Highlands and Islands Year 1999 Map File Highlands and Islands Scottish Parliament electoral region .svg 220px MSP Scottish National Party 6 br Scottish Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats 4 br Scottish Labour Party Labour Party 3 br Scottish Conservative Party ... and Islands area has a large area of overlap with the ScottishHighlands , and the two ... to elect list members of the Scottish Parliament. Highlands and Islands will be amended so as to contain ... begin title Scottish Parliament election, 2007 Highlands and Islands Election box constituency gain ... box begin title Scottish Parliament election, 2007 Highlands and Islands Election box scottish candidate ... results Scottish Constituency Election box begin title Scottish Parliament election, 2003 Highlands ... Parliament election, 2003 Highlands and Islands Election box scottish candidate electoral region ... Scottish Parliament election, 1999 Highlands and Islands Election box scottish candidate electoral ... and regions 2011 Scottish regions DEFAULTSORT Highlands And Islands Scottish Parliament ... Eileanan Siar br Orkney Isles br Shetland Isles Constituencies Argyll and Bute Scottish Parliament constituency Argyll and Bute br Caithness, Sutherland and Ross Scottish Parliament constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Ross br Inverness and Nairn Scottish Parliament constituency Inverness and Nairn , Moray Scottish Parliament constituency Moray br Na h Eileanan an Iar Scottish Parliament constituency Na h Eileanan an Iar br Orkney Scottish Parliament constituency Orkney br Shetland Scottish Parliament constituency Shetland br Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch Scottish Parliament constituency Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch The Highlands and Islands is one of the eight Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions electoral regions of the Scotland ScottishScottish Parliament Parliament which were created in 1999. Eight of the parliament s first past the post Scottish Parliament constituencies ... more details
List of town and villages in the ScottishHighlands not just Highland council area col begin col break Aberfeldy, Scotland Aberfeldy , Perth and Kinross Aboyne , Aberdeenshire Achfary , Highland council area Highland Alness , Highland council area Highland Altnaharra , Highland council area Highland Applecross , Highland council area Highland Arisaig , Highland council area Highland Arrochar , Argyll and Bute , Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Auldearn , Highland council area Highland Aultbea , Highland council area Highland Aviemore , Highland council area Highland , Cairngorms National Park Avoch , Highland council area Highland Back of Keppoch , Highland council area Highland Balintore , Highland council area Highland Ballachulish , Highland council area Highland Ballater , Aberdeenshire , Cairngorms National Park Balloch , Highland council area Highland Banavie , Highland council area Highland Banchory , Aberdeenshire Beauly , Highland council area Highland Bettyhill , Highland council area Highland Blair Atholl , Perth and Kinross , Cairngorms National Park Blairgowrie , Perth and Kinross Boat of Garten , Highland council area Highland , Cairngorms National Park Braemar , Aberdeenshire , Cairngorms National Park Braetongue , Highland council area Highland Bridge of Orchy , Argyll and Bute Campbeltown , Argyll and Bute Cannich , Highland council area Highland Carrbridge , Highland council area Highland , Cairngorms National Park Castlebay , Na h Eileanan Siar Castletown , Highland council area Highland Coldbackie , Highland council area Highland Cammachmore , Aberdeenshire Contin , Highland council area Highland Cookney , Aberdeenshire Corpach , Highland council area Highland Craighouse , Argyll and Bute Crieff , Perth and Kinross Crianlarich , Stirling , Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Cromarty , Highland council area Highland Culbokie , Highland ... end Footnotes reflist Category Lists of places in Scotland ScottishHighlands ... more details
The Highlands may refer to ScottishHighlands The Highlands Louisville The Highlands Pennsylvania historic mansion and gardens located 17 miles north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Highlands School located in Irving, Texas The Highlands Seattle a gated community The Highlands Wheeling, West Virginia shopping, dining and entertainment complex disambig ... more details
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Image Highlands and Islands ScottishParliamentRegion.PNG thumb The Highlands and Islands government region. Some Highland districts are not shown. The Highlands and Islands of Scotland are broadly the ScottishHighlands plus Orkney , Shetland and the Hebrides . The Highlands and Islands are sometimes defined as the area to which the Crofters Holdings Scotland Act, 1886 Crofters Act of 1886 applied. This area consisted of the areas of seven of the Counties of Scotland counties of Scotland Argyll Inverness shire Ross and Cromarty Sutherland Caithness Orkney Shetland Highlands and Islands Enterprise Highlands and Islands Enterprise HIE uses a broader definition also used at Eurostat s Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics NUTS level 2, and there has been a Highlands and Islands Scottish Parliament region Highlands and Islands electoral region of the Scottish Parliament since 1999. In Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service the name refers to the local government areas Council areas of Scotland council areas of Highland council area Highland , Orkney , Shetland and the Western Isles . Northern , as in Northern Constabulary , is also used to refer to this area. The Highlands and Islands Partnership for Transport , established in 2006, covers most of the council areas of Argyll and Bute , Highland council area Highland , Moray , Orkney and the Western Isles , Shetland is covered by the separate Shetland Partnership for Transport . In the Scottish Parliament election held on 3 May 2007, the Highlands and Islands Scottish Parliament electoral region Highlands and Islands ... that the Scottish National Party overtook the Scottish Labour Party to obtain the largest representation in the Scottish Parliament by one seat. ref http highlandsandislandschristianparty.co.uk Analysis ... of Orkney Category Geography of Shetland Category Geography of Argyll and Bute Category Highlands and Islands of Scotland Scotland geo stub ca Highlands and Islands de Highlands and Islands no De ... more details
Infobox Song See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name Highlands Cover Caption Album cover Artist Bob Dylan Album Time Out of Mind B side Released September 30, 1997 Format Recorded January 1997 Genre Blues rock Length 16 31 Label Columbia Records Columbia Writer Bob Dylan Producer Chart position Last single This single Next single Misc Extra tracklisting Album Time Out of Mind Type studio Tracks Love Sick Dirt Road Blues Standing in the Doorway Million Miles Bob Dylan song Million Miles Tryin to Get to Heaven Til I Fell in Love with You Not Dark Yet Cold Irons Bound Make You Feel My Love Can t Wait Bob Dylan song Can t Wait HighlandsHighlands is a song by Bob Dylan , released on his 30th studio album Time Out of Mind in 1997. It is Dylan s longest known studio recording at sixteen minutes and thirty one seconds. The song s title is borrowed from the poem My Heart s in the Highlands by Scottish poet Robert Burns . Citation needed date April 2010 In the song s lyrics, Dylan makes a humorous reference to fellow musician and songwriter Neil Young , as well as author Erica Jong . Highlands is the longest song of Dylan s 50 year career it is one of five Dylan songs longer than 10 minutes, the other four being Desolation Row 1965 , Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands 1966 , Joey Bob Dylan song Joey 1976 , and Brownsville Girl 1986 . Structure The song is based on a simple blues scale F blues riff, inspired by a Charlie Patton Charley Patton record, ref Sounes, H., 2002. Down The Highway The Life of Bob Dylan. Grove Press. p481. ref which is played the whole way through the song, creating a hypnotic effect, and as such was compared with Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands which featured on Dylan s 1966 album Blonde On Blonde . The song has no traditional chorus or bridge. ref Marshall, L., 2007 ... links http www.bobdylan.com songs highlands Lyrics References references Bob Dylan DEFAULTSORT Highlands ... Songs produced by Daniel Lanois Category Blues rock songs 1990s song stub es Highlands canci n ... more details
Central Highlands is the name for several mountainous regions located in the center of the nations or geographical regions. Central Highlands Central America Central Highland France Central Highlands Iceland Central Highland Japan Central Highlands Madagascar Central Highlands Malaysia Central Highlands Sri Lanka Central Highlands Tasmania , Australia Central Highlands Victoria , Australia Central Highlands Vietnam geodis pl P askowy Centralny zh ... more details
Loch Cluanie Loch Torridon Loch Maree Loch Ness See also Assynt ScottishHighlands Sutherland Torridonian sandstone External links http www.planetware.com scotland northwest highlands gb hgh nwhgh.htm NW Highlands Category Geography of Scotland Category Geography of Highland de Northwest Highlands fr Northwest Highlands hu szaknyugati felf ld pl G ry Kaledo skie uk ...coord 58.019 4.474 display title region GB scale 500000 The Northwest Highlands are the northern third of Scotland that is separated from the Grampian Mountains Scotland Grampian Mountains by the Great Glen Glen More . The Caledonian Canal , which extends from Loch Linnhe in the west, via Loch Ness to the Moray Firth in the north splits this area from the rest of the country. The Highlands are formed on Lewisian complex Lewisian gneiss , the oldest layers of Rock geology rock in Scotland. Liathach , Beinn Alligin , Suilven , C l M r , C l Beag , and Quinag are just some of the impressive rock islands of dark red or gray Torridonian sandstone which project out of the gneiss. Some of the peaks, such as Beinn Eighe and Canisp , are topped with light gray or white Cambrian quartzite . The city of Inverness , known as the Capital of the Highlands , is by far the largest settlement in the region. It is the administrative centre for the Highland Council area . Image Liathach from Beinn Eighe.jpg thumb right 300px Liathach seen from Beinn Eighe . With the Munro Top of Stuc a Choire Dhuibh Bhig 915 metres in the foreground and the two Munro summits in the background. Image Horns of Alligin.jpg thumb right View east from Sgurr Mh r over the Horns of Beinn Alligin Image Suilven2.JPG thumb right 300px Suilven from the Glencanisp Lodge path. Image Sound of Sleat.jpg right thumb 300px Looking ... which is the coldest place in Britain. The Northwest Highlands are typically not quite ... , and Ullapool . List of places in the Northwest Highlands Applecross Lochinver Torridon Shieldaig ... more details
wiktionary Scottish may refer to Something of, from, or related to Scotland , a constituent country of the United Kingdom Scottish Gaelic language Scots language Scottish people Scottish American Scottish English Scottishness Schottische , a dance Scottish card game , a Shedding type card game, also known as shirts and boots Scottish Terrier dog breed Symphony No. 3 Mendelssohn Scottish Symphony , Mendelssohn s third symphony See also Scottish Reformation , 1560 Scottish Television , currently known as STV TV network STV , the ITV licensee for Central Scotland Scotch disambiguation Scots disambiguation List of famous Scottish people Scottish Crofting Foundation disambig Category Scottish people Category Scotland an Escoz s desambigazi n ca Escoc s de Schottisch es Escoc s fr cossais homonymie no Skotsk andre betydninger os pt Escoc s sv Skotska ... more details
The Southern Highlands could refer to Southern Highlands, New South Wales , Australia , a small geographical and wine region located between Sydney, Australia Sydney and Canberra . Southern Highlands Province , Papua New Guinea Southern Highlands, Nevada , an affluent community in southwest Las Vegas metropolitan area Las Vegas Southern Highlands, Appalachian Mountains , southeast United States Southern Highlands, Tanzania , Africa , a region of rich biodiversity at the southern tip of the Great Rift Valley disambig ... more details
Highlands School may refer to Highland High School disambiguation Highland Secondary School disambiguation Highlands Elementary School disambiguation Highlands School, Grange Park , Middlesex, United Kingdom Highlands Primary School, Redbridge , England It may also refer to Highland Hills Middle School , Georgetown, Indiana, USA The Highlands School , Irving, Texas, USA schooldis disambig ... more details
Pennsylvania Highlands may refer to Pennsylvania Highlands Community College , a community college and vocational school with two branches located in Johnstown and Ebensburg, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Highlands Region , a region in a section of the Appalachian Mountains located in Eastern Pennsylvania disambig ... more details
Western Highlands may refer to Western Highlands Papua New Guinea Western High Plateau , a region of Cameroon geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Highlands Hotel is one of the five major hotels beside Genting Hotel , Theme Park Hotel , First World Hotel and Resort Hotel located at Genting Highlands , Malaysia not to be confused with Highlands Hotel as the initial name for Theme Park Hotel . Highlands Hotel is geographically located at the Selangor side of Genting Highlands . It is a 5 star hotel and it houses the Elite Club, the 6 star standard hotel rooms at its top most floor. It houses also the Genting Skyway upper station, the cable car ride station for people to go up to Genting Highlands Resort from the lower station located near Gohtong Jaya . Along with Genting Hotel and Resort Hotel, it houses the Casino de Genting, one of the major casino of Genting Highlands Resort , along with Starworld casino located at First World Hotel . coord 3.423571 101.7914414 display t type landmark Category Hotels in Malaysia Category Genting Highlands ... more details
Infobox Newspaper name Highlands Today image Image Highlands Today.JPG 175px type Daily newspaper caption Front page of Highlands Today , April 20, 2007 owners Media General format Broadsheet foundation headquarters Sebring, Florida Sebring , Florida website http www.highlandstoday.com www.highlandstoday.com Highlands Today is a Media General owned newspaper published in Sebring, Florida . It is associated with The Tampa Tribune Copies of the Tribune distributed in Highlands County, Florida include the supplement, which focuses on issues relevant to Sebring, Avon Park, Florida Avon Park , Lake Placid, Florida Lake Placid , and other communities within the county. External links http www.highlandstoday.com Highlands Today br clear all Media General Florida newspaper stub Category Newspapers published in Florida Category Media General publications ... more details
Virginia Highlands may refer to Virginia Highland , a neighborhoods of Atlanta neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia Virginia Highlands is a very common though incorrect variation of the name the correct name of one of the original subdivisions of the Virginia Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia the southwesternmost region of the US state of Virginia around Abingdon, Virginia Abingdon disambiguation ... more details
Image Wy yna l ska.png thumb right 200px Silesian Highlands Silesian Highlands or Silesian Uplands , lang pl Wy yna l ska are Highland geography highlands located in Silesia and Lesser Poland, Poland . It is the part of Lesser Poland Highlands or Lesser Poland Uplands Its highest point is the G ra wi tej Anny Mountain of St. Anne 400 m . Poland geo stub See also Silesian Lowlands Silesian Lusatian Lowlands Silesian Foothills Silesian Moravian Foothills coord missing Poland Category Geography of Silesia Category Landforms of Poland nn Det schlesiske h glandet pl Wy yna l ska ... more details
The Highlands Links Golf Course , is a public golf course located near the village of Ingonish, Nova Scotia Ingonish Beach in Nova Scotia , Canada . Highlands Links is not be confused with Highland Links Golf, a golf course in North Truro, Massachusetts , Highland Links Colony Golf Course in Holderness, New Hampshire or with The Links Golf Course, Highlands Ranch, Colorado . Highlands Links is located in Cape Breton Highlands National Park , and is owned and operated by Parks Canada . History Highlands Links was designed by Stanley Thompson , and opened in 1941. It was originally a nine hole course but was quickly extended to an 18 hole course. The Course The course is an 18 hole, par 72, course measuring about 6600 yards. It has a slope rating around 140, making it a difficult golf course for bogey golfers. Current status In 2008, Ian Andrew , a restoration specialist, was hired to return Highlands Links to its former glory. Ranking In 2002, Scoregolf rated Highlands Links the best golf course in all of Canada. In 2003, Golf Digest rated the Highlands Links the 64th best golf course in the world. In 2007, Golf Magazine rated the Highlands Links the 38th best golf course in the world. External links http www.highlandslinksgolf.com Highlands Links Golf Course http www.golfcapebreton.com Golf Cape Breton http www.planetproshop.com store bcanadahighlandslinksb The Highlands Links Online Pro Shop coord 46.6568 N 60.3916 W display title Category Victoria County, Nova Scotia Category Golf clubs and courses in Nova Scotia Category 1941 establishments Golfcourse stub Canada sports venue stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The region of the Chiapas Highlands Altos de Chiapas is located in Chiapas , the southern most Mexican state state of Mexico . Many pre Columbian Maya civilization sites are located in these highlands. Coord missing Mexico DEFAULTSORT Chiapas Highlands Category Maya sites in Chiapas Category Geography of Chiapas Category Geography of Mesoamerica Category Natural history of Chiapas Mesoamerica stub Chiapas geo stub ... more details
Crocker Highlands may refer to Crocker Highlands, Oakland, California , United States Crocker Highlands Elementary School in Oakland, California Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. disambig ... more details
Image Eritrean Highlands.jpg thumb Teff field at the base of a small hill in the Eritrean Highlands. The Eritrean Highlands are an extension of the Ethiopian Highlands to the south. The region has seen tremendous deforestation since the Italian Colonial period which began in the late 19th century. The Highlands are at particular risk of deforestation and associated soil erosion. Furthermore the region, lying south of the Sahel are at particular risk of desertification and frequent drought. The Highlands experience, as most tropical regions, two seasons the rainy season kremti is from June September while the dry season is from September to June. The average temperature for the Highlands is approximately 16 C. The tallest pointed in Eritrea is located in the Eritrean Highlands at Amba Soira . The Eritrean Highlands are drained by four major rivers towards Sudan and by several smaller rivers into the Red Sea coast of Eritrea . Flowing towards Sudan and the Nile River are the Gash River Gash and Setit River Setit Rivers while towards Sudan without reaching the Nile are the Barka River Barka and Anseba River Anseba Rivers. The Eastern Escarpment of Eritrea is drained by numerous small streams. Many believe that forest cover in the Eritrean Highlands was as high 30 but has since declined to 1 , ref cite paper author Boerma, Pauline title Assessing Forest Cover Change in Eritrea A Historical Perspective publisher Mountain Research and Development url http www.mrd journal.org pdf Boerma MRED26 1 pp41 47.pdf format PDF accessdate 2007 01 17 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref ... in the Eritrean Highlands 1890 2004 format PDF url http www.cde.unibe.ch University pdf TTD Laett ... Highlands. The eastern edge of the Highlands falls off dramatically towards the Red Sea which ... Highlands is also quite complex. The predominant soils are chromic, eutric, and calsic cambisols of strong red colour. Other soils found in the highlands are lithosols, xerosols and fluvisols. ref cite ... more details
Infobox road country PNG name Highlands Highway type Highway length km 700 length ref length notes established 1950s decommissioned direction a East terminus a Lae direction b West terminus b Tari, Papua New Guinea Tari , Porgera cities Kainantu , Goroka , Mount Hagen , Mendi , Wabag Image Highland Highway Eastern Highlands Province Papua New Guinea.jpg 240px thumb Highlands Highway in Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea Eastern Highlands Province Image Daulo Pass PNG.jpg thumb The sign marking the 2478 metre Daulo Pass The Highlands Highway , sometimes known as the Okuk Highway , ref Cite web url http www.pngtourism.org.pg png export sites TPA provinces morobe title Morobe Province publisher Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority accessdate 2007 08 10 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20070724012229 http www.pngtourism.org.pg png export sites TPA provinces morobe Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2007 07 24 ref is the main land highway in Papua New Guinea . It connects several major cities and is vital for the movement of people and goods between the populous Highlands region and the coast. For most of its length the Highlands Highway is no more than a single carriageway two lane road which is often hindered by potholes and land slips. It is also notorious, particularly in the Highlands ... Province and ends at the coast at the provincial capital of Madang . From the Markham Valley the Highlands ... Highlands Province . It travels through the towns of Kainantu and Henganofi to the provincial capital ... reaches the Wahgi valley , which marks the start of the Western Highlands Province . It continues through ... branch continues on to the Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea Southern Highlands province and its ... or replacement of important bridges. The Porgera Gold Mine PJV is a major user of the Highlands Highway ... of the highway at Gera village, 10 km east of Kundiawa, on 11 April the upper Highlands provinces ... de Highlands Highway fr Highlands Highway ko ... more details
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