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James Cameron Says a Trip to Papua New Guinea Inspired Part of 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'
Witnessing the Indigenous Baining people's fire ceremony left the director awestruck.

“New Britain is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from New Guinea by a northwest corner of the Solomon Sea and from New Ireland by St. George's Channel. The main towns of New Britain are Rabaul/Kokopo and Kimbe. The island…”