ou ▁languages . ▁The ▁S iss ano ▁L ago on ▁convergence ▁zone ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁end ▁of ▁what ▁Don oh ue ▁and ▁Crow ther ▁refer ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" N orth - Cent ral ▁New ▁Guinea " ▁( NC NG ) ▁area , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁highly ▁lingu ist ically ▁and ▁cult ur ally ▁heter ogeneous ▁area ▁marked ▁by ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁w ides p read ▁trade ▁and ▁cultural ▁diffusion ▁due ▁to ▁ge ographical ▁isol ation ▁among ▁groups ; ▁the ▁" NC NG " ▁area ▁ranges ▁from ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁L akes ▁P lain ▁region ▁to ▁the ▁western ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Sep ik ▁bas in . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Category : E astern ▁Sk ou ▁languages <0x0A> </s> ▁T aj ▁Bur row ▁( born ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 8 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Australian ▁retired ▁professional ▁sur fer . ▁T aj ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁ASP ▁World ▁Tour ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Bur row ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Y alling up , ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁Australia ▁to ▁American ▁parents ▁and ▁began ▁sur f ing ▁at ▁age ▁ 7 . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 0 , ▁he ▁discovered ▁he ▁is ▁colour bl ind . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁he ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ASP ▁World ▁Tour ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁years , ▁becoming ▁the ▁young est ▁sur fer ▁to ▁ever ▁win ▁a ▁national ▁title . ▁Bur row ▁had ▁already ▁earned ▁a ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁world ▁tour