A volcanic island geographically isolated by impenetrable lowland jungle and choppy waters, Papua New Guinea lies a mere 5 degrees south of the Equator. Astonishingly, PNG is also one of the ...

There are fourteen countries in Oceania, including Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Australia ... Scientists call this coral bleaching. A map showing the location of the Ring of Fire.

This story appears in the February 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. She is lying in a cave, dying. Legs and arms but knobby sticks, Lidia Maiyu is curled up close to the campfire.

"Equatorial" was added to highlight its location near the equator and to differentiate it from other "Guinea" countries.