Sissano Lagoon Explained

Sissano Lagoon
Pushpin Map:	Papua New Guinea#Oceania
Basin Countries:	Papua New Guinea

Sissano Lagoon is a lagoon located in West Aitape Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.

The Piore River languages (also called the Lagoon languages), as well as the Sissano language, are spoken on the shores of the lagoon.^[1]

History

The lagoon was heavily affected by a tsunami in 1998.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Miller, Steve A. 2017. Skou Languages Near Sissano Lagoon, Papua New Guinea. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 35: 1-24.
2. Matsuyama, M., Walsh, J.P. and Yeh, H. 1999. The effect of bathymetry on tsunami characteristics at Sisano Lagoon, Papua New Guinea. Geophysical Research Letters, 26, 23: 3513–3516.