Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea
The jungle track over the Owen Stanley Range.
Terra Explorer World War II: Pacific
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The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely.
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Position
- -8.8760, 147.7330
- Area
- 20 × 20 km
- Real elevation
- 288 to 2,774 m (2,486 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:133,300
- Heights
- 1.5× exaggeration
- Elevation data
- Open satellite data (SRTM and others), about 30 m per point
- Suggested color
- War map
- Group
- World War II: Pacific
About Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea
The Kokoda Track campaign or Kokoda Trail campaign was part of the Pacific War of World War II. The campaign consisted of a series of battles fought between July and November 1942 in what was then the Australian Territory of Papua. It was primarily a land battle, between the Japanese South Seas Detachment under Major General TomitarÅ Horii and Australian and Papuan land forces under command of New Guinea Force. The Japanese objective was to seize Port Moresby by an overland advance from the north coast, following the Kokoda Track over the mountains of the Owen Stanley Range, as part of a strategy to isolate Australia from the United States. Japanese forces landed and established beachheads near Gona and Buna on 21 July 1942.
From Wikipedia: Kokoda Track campaign, text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. The article’s history lists its authors.
Questions about Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea
Where is Kokoda Track?
Kokoda Track is in Papua New Guinea at -8.8760, 147.7330. The model covers a 20 by 20 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Kokoda Track model?
The land in this model runs from 288 to 2,774 m (2,486 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed 1.5 times taller so the shape is easy to see.
Can I 3D print Kokoda Track?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 33 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:133,300. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Kokoda Track model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Kokoda Track model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a Kokoda Track terrain model good for?
People use it as a classroom history lesson, a wargaming terrain board or a gift for a veteran's family.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. Outside the United States the heights come from open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point.
The model covers a 20 by 20 kilometer square centered on -8.8760, 147.7330. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:133,300. The heights are exaggerated 1.5× so the shape is easy to see and feel; you can change that when you customize the model. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.